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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 78.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 18.x | Android 13 |
| 2025-03-04 | 2023-10-04 |
| -- | 6.53 x 10.01 x 0.26 inches |
| 21.76 ounces | 18.48 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | -- |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 10.9 inches |
| -- | 2304 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| -- | 249 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Exynos 1380 S5E8835 (5 nm) chipset |
| processor | Octa-Core 2400 MHz processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Mali G68 MP5 GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 9.9 | 6.6 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G |
| 7.6 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9705mAh Battery | 8000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 8.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE has an overall score of 78.4, which is better than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025)'s 70.4 overall score. Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE counts with Android 13 operating system, and Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with iPadOS 18.x operating system. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE has a much more vibrant display than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a little smaller display.
The Galaxy Tab S9 FE has a much powerful processing unit than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has lesser RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) captures much clearer photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE, because it has a way higher 12 MP resolution back facing camera.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE's storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos is just as good as Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025)'s one, they have equal 128 GB internal memory capacity. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features improved battery life than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE, because it has 9705mAh of battery capacity against 8000mAh.
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