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| Global Score | |
| 72.3 | 73.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 15.x | Android 13 |
| 0000-00-00 | -- |
| 9.72 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | -- |
| 16.26 ounces | -- |
| Blue, Purple and Starlight ,Space Gray | -- |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 14.6 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 2960 x 1848 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 261 pixels per inch | 239 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550 (4 nm) chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| 10-core GPU 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 | -- |
| 7.92 | 7.04 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | 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 |
| 10 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 10880mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 10.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra has a global score of 73.3, which is a bit better than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024)'s 72.3 score. Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra's design is notably lighter and notably thinner than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024). Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra has Android 13 operating system, while iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) comes with iPadOS 15.x operating system.
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) has a brighter screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra, because although it has a quite lower 1640 x 2360px resolution and a way smaller display, it also counts with a just a little better screen pixels density. Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra has as much storage capacity to install games and applications as iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), both of them have the same 128 GB internal storage.
The iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra. Both have the same number of cores and the same RAM amount. Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra features a much longer battery lifetime than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024). IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) shoots much better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra, although it has a lesser mega pixels back-facing camera.
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