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| Global Score | |
| 69.6 | 78.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 18.x | Android 13 |
| 2025-03-12 | 2023-10-04 |
| -- | 6.53 x 10.01 x 0.26 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 18.48 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | -- |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 10.9 inches |
| -- | 2304 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| -- | 249 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.7 | 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 | |
| 7606mAh Battery | 8000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.72 | 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 Galaxy Tab S9 FE has an overall score of 78.4, which is much better than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025)'s 69.6 general score. Galaxy Tab S9 FE works with Android 13 OS, and iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) comes with iPadOS 18.x OS. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE features a much more vibrant display than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a bit smaller display.
The Galaxy Tab S9 FE features a much more powerful processing unit than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processor. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a way better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE, because it has a back camera with a much better resolution.
Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) and Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE have incredibly similar memory to install games and applications, they have the same 128 GB internal storage capacity. Galaxy Tab S9 FE has a little better battery life than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because it has 8000mAh of battery capacity instead of 7606mAh.
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