Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 vs Apple iPad Air 13 2024
Product
Price
799 USD
799 USD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Samsung Mobile
Apple iPhone
Model No
Galaxy Tab S9
A2903, A2904
Launch Date
2023, August 11
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
LTE
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
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, LTE-A (CA), 5G
HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
Dimensions
254.3 x 165.8 x 5.9 mm (10.01 x 6.53 x 0.23 in)
280.6 x 214.9 x 6.1 mm (11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 in)
Weight
498 g (1.10 lb)
617 g (Wi-Fi) / 618 g (5G) (1.36 lb)
Build
Glass front, aluminum frame, aluminum back
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
Stylus support (Apple Pencil Pro, Apple Pencil 2)
SIM
Nano-SIM
eSIM
Colors
Beige, Graphite
Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue
Type
Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+
Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 600 nits (typ)
Size
11.0 inches, 350.9 cm2 (~83.2% screen-to-body ratio)
13.0 inches, 519.3 cm2 (~86.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1600 x 2560 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~274 ppi density)
2048 x 2732 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~264 ppi density)
OS
Android 13, One UI 5.1
iPadOS 17.5.1, upgradable to iPadOS 18.1
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8550-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)
Apple M2
CPU
Octa-core (1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)
Octa-core (4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores)
GPU
Adreno 740
Apple GPU (10-core graphics)
RAM
8GB/12GB
8GB
Storage
128GB/256GB
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
Features
LED flash, HDR, panorama
HDR
Video
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS
Lens 1
12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚ (ultrawide)
12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide)
Features
HDR
HDR
Video
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
1080p@25/30/60fps; gyro-EIS
Capacity
Li-Po 8400 mAh, non-removable
Li-Po (36.59 Wh), non-removable
Charging
45W wired
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Wireless Samsung DeX
Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers)
Yes, with stereo speakers
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-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, BDS, GALILEO
GPS, GLONASS (5G model only)
USB
USB Type-C 3.2, magnetic connector
USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort, magnetic connector