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| Global Score | |
| 77.9 | 73.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 13 |
| 2013-10-22 | -- |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | -- |
| 16.86 ounces | -- |
| Black, Gray and White | -- |
| Aluminium | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 273.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 14.6 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2960 x 1848 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 264 pixels per inch | 239 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550 (4 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.21 |
| 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 | 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.92 | 7.04 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 10880mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 10.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra, getting a global score of 77.9 against 73.3. The Apple iPad Air works with iOS 8.x operating system, and Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra has Android 13 operating system. IPad Air has a much better performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra, because although it has an inferior number of cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit and an additional graphics co-processor.
IPad Air counts with a lot better looking display than Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra, because although it has a way worse 1536 x 2048 resolution and a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little higher pixels count per inch in the display. The iPad Air takes better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra, although it has a back facing camera with a way lower resolution.
The Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra's storage capacity to install games and applications is very similar to the iPad Air one, both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra features greater battery life than Apple iPad Air, because it has a 23% greater battery size.
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