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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 73.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 18.x | Android 13 |
| 2025-03-04 | -- |
| 21.76 ounces | -- |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 14.6 inches |
| -- | 2960 x 1848 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| -- | 239 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.8 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550 (4 nm) chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 6.3 | 6.21 |
| 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 | 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 9.9 | 7.04 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 7.6 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9705mAh Battery | 10880mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 10.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra is a little bit better than the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), with a 73.3 score against 70.4. Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra has Android 13 OS, while Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) comes with iPadOS 18.x OS. Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra. Both of them have a 8 GB RAM and 8 processing cores.
Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra has an incredibly better display than Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because it has a little bit bigger screen. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra has as much memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos as the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) one, both have equal internal memory.
The Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra counts with just a bit better battery duration than Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because it has 10880mAh of battery capacity. The Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a way better camera than Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra, although it has a less MP resolution camera.
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