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| Global Score | |
| 77.9 | 78.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 13 |
| 2013-10-22 | 2023-10-04 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 6.53 x 10.01 x 0.26 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 18.48 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | -- |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 273.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2304 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 249 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Exynos 1380 S5E8835 (5 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 2400 MHz processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Mali G68 MP5 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.92 | 6.6 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | 5G, 5G |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 8000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 8.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S9 FE has a global score of 78.4, which is just a bit better than the Apple iPad Air's 77.9 overall score. The Galaxy Tab S9 FE has Android 13 OS, while Apple iPad Air has iOS 8.x OS. The Galaxy Tab S9 FE design is much newer and somewhat thinner, but also a little bit heavier than Apple iPad Air.
The iPad Air has a brighter screen than Galaxy Tab S9 FE, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1536 x 2048 and a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a little greater number of pixels in each inch of screen. Galaxy Tab S9 FE's memory capacity for games and applications is just as good as iPad Air's one, both have equal 128 GB internal memory.
The Galaxy Tab S9 FE has a little better processing power than Apple iPad Air, because although it has doesn't have a graphics co-processor and a 32 bits CPU instead of 64-bits, it also counts with a greater number of faster cores and more RAM memory. Apple iPad Air takes greater photographs and videos than Galaxy Tab S9 FE, although it has a camera with a lot worse 5 mega-pixels resolution.
Apple iPad Air has a bit longer battery duration than Galaxy Tab S9 FE, because it has a 10% more battery capacity.
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