Apple iPad Air (2020) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra

Apple iPad Air (2020) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra


Apple iPad Air (2020)

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra

Price
EUR: €640EUR: €1,200
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Body
Form Factor
Candybar, Touchscreen, Tablet PCCandybar, Touchscreen, Tablet PC
Dimensions
247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm (9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 in)326.4 x 208.6 x 5.5 mm (12.85 x 8.21 x 0.22 in)
Weight
458 g (Wi-Fi) / 460 g (3G/LTE) (1.01 lb)732 g (1.61 lb)
Build
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame

Stylus support
Glass front, aluminum frame, aluminum back

IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)

Stylus, 2.8ms latency (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)
Colors
Space Gray, Silver, Rose Gold, Green, Sky BlueBeige, Graphite
Models
A2324, A2072, A2325, A2316, iPad13,1, iPad13,2SM-X910, SM-X916B, SM-X918U
Display
Type
Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 500 nits (typ)Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+
Size
10.9 inches, 359.2 cm2 (~81.3% screen-to-body ratio)14.6 inches, 617.8 cm2 (~90.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1640 x 2360 pixels (~264 ppi density)1848 x 2960 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~239 ppi density)
Protection
Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coatingCorning Gorilla Glass
Brightness
True-tone

Wide color gamut

500 nits typ. brightness (advertised)
Network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTEGSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 A23241, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66
5G Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
Memory
Internal Memory
64GB ROM, 4GB RAM

256GB ROM, 4GB RAM
256GB ROM, 12GB RAM

512GB ROM, 12GB RAM

1TB ROM, 12GB RAM

1TB ROM, 16GB RAM
Storage Type
UFS
Card Slot
NomicroSDXC (dedicated slot)
Connectivity
Speed
HSPA, LTE (CA)HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspotWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, EDR5.3, A2DP, LE
USB
USB Type-C, magnetic connectorUSB Type-C 3.2, magnetic connector
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (LTE model only)
NFC
NoNo
Camera
Main Camera
12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAFPrimary: 13 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF

Secondary: 8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
Camera Features
HDRLED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
7 MP, f/2.0, 31mm (standard)

Features: HDR

Video: 1080p@30/60fps
Primary: 12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide)

Secondary: 12 MP, f/2.4, 120" (ultrawide)

Features: HDR

Video: 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Multimedia
Radio
NoNo
Software
Operating System (OS)
iPadOS 14.1Android OS, v13
Upgradable
Upgradable to iPadOS 17
UI
One UI 5.1
Hardware
Chipset
Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)
CPU
Hexa-core (2x3.0 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm)Octa-core (1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)
GPU
Apple GPU (4-core graphics)Adreno 740
Sensors
Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometerFingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
SIM
Nano-SIM and eSIMNano-SIM, eSIM
Speakers
Yes, with stereo speakersYes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers)

Tuned by AKG
Audio Jack
NoNo
Benchmarks
Performance
AnTuTu: 1199328 (v9), 1533645 (v10)

GeekBench: 4835 (v5.5), 5415 (v6.0)

GFXBench: 58fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Battery
Battery Type
Li-Ion 7606 mAh (28.93 Wh), non-removableLi-Po 11200 mAh, non-removable
Charging
45W wired
Talk Time
Up to 10 h (multimedia)
Additional Features
Features
Wireless Samsung DeX
Misc
SAR EU
0.93 W/kg (body)

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