Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE Plus vs Apple iPad Air 11 2024
Product
Price
599 USD
599 USD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Samsung Mobile
Apple iPhone
Model No
SM-X610, SM-X616B
A2902, A2903, A2904, iPad14,8, iPad14,9
Launch Date
2023, October 04
2024, May 15
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, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 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 - A2903
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 - A2904
5G bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
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 - A2903, A2904
Speed
HSPA, LTE-A (CA), 5G
HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
Dimensions
285.4 x 185.4 x 6.5 mm (11.24 x 7.30 x 0.26 in)
247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm (9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 in)
Weight
627 g or 628 g (1.38 lb)
462 g (1.02 lb)
Build
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
Stylus support (Apple Pencil Pro, Apple Pencil 2)
SIM
Nano-SIM
Stylus
eSIM
Colors
Mint, Silver, Gray, Lavender
Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue
Type
IPS LCD, 90Hz
Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 500 nits (typ)
Size
12.4 inches, 445.8 cm2 (~84.3% screen-to-body ratio)
11.0 inches, 357.6 cm2 (~80.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1600 x 2560 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~243 ppi density)
1640 x 2360 pixels (~264 ppi density)
OS
Android 13, One UI 5.1
iPadOS 17.4, upgradable to iPadOS 18.1
Chipset
Exynos 1380 (5 nm)
Apple M2
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
Octa-core (4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores)
GPU
Mali-G68 MP5
Apple GPU (10-core graphics)
RAM
8GB/12GB
8GB
Storage
128GB/256GB
128GB/256GB/512GB/1TB
Card Slot
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Lens 1
8 MP, (wide)
12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
Lens 2
8 MP, (ultrawide)
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS
Features
HDR
Lens 1
12 MP, (ultrawide)
12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide)
Video
Yes
1080p@25/30/60fps; gyro-EIS
Features
HDR
Capacity
Li-Po 10090 mAh, non-removable
Li-Po (28.93 Wh), non-removable
Charging
45W wired, QC2.0
Sensors
Unspecified
Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo 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
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.3, A2DP, LE
5.3, A2DP, LE
GPS
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
GPS, GLONASS (5G model only)
USB
USB Type-C, magnetic connector
USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort, magnetic connector