Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 Plus vs Apple iPad Air 13 2024
Product
Price
849 USD
799 USD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Samsung Mobile
Apple iPhone
Model No
SM-T970, SM-T976B
A2903, A2904
Launch Date
2020, August 21
2024, May 16
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 - A2899
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 - A2900
5G bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 40, 77, 78 SA/NSA
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A2899, A2900
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps, 5G
HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
Dimensions
285 x 185 x 5.7 mm (11.22 x 7.28 x 0.22 in)
280.6 x 214.9 x 6.1 mm (11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 in)
Weight
575 g (1.27 lb)
617 g (Wi-Fi) / 618 g (5G) (1.36 lb)
Build
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
Stylus support (Apple Pencil Pro, Apple Pencil 2)
SIM
Nano-SIM
eSIM
Colors
Mystic Black, Mystic Bronze, Mystic Silver
Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue
Type
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+
Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 600 nits (typ)
Size
12.4 inches, 446.1 cm2 (~84.6% screen-to-body ratio)
13.0 inches, 519.3 cm2 (~86.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1752 x 2800 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~266 ppi density)
2048 x 2732 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~264 ppi density)
OS
Android 10, One UI 2.5
iPadOS 17.5.1, upgradable to iPadOS 18.1
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865+ (7 nm+)
Apple M2
CPU
Octa-core (1x3.09 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585
Octa-core (4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores)
GPU
Adreno 650
Apple GPU (10-core graphics)
RAM
6GB/8GB
UFS 3.0
8GB
Storage
128GB/256GB/512GB
128GB/256GB/512GB/1TB
Card Slot
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Lens 1
13 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF
12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
Lens 2
5 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1.12µm
Features
HDR, panorama
HDR
Video
4K@30fps
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS
Lens 1
8 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm
12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide)
Video
1080p@30fps
1080p@25/30/60fps; gyro-EIS
Features
HDR
Capacity
Li-Po 10090 mAh, non-removable
Li-Po (36.59 Wh), non-removable
Charging
Fast charging 45W
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Samsung DeX
Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers)
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
No
Tuned by AKG
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE
5.3, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
GPS, GLONASS (5G model only)
NFC
No
Radio
No
USB
USB Type-C 3.2, magnetic connector
USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort, magnetic connector