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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 58.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 18.x | Android 3.0 |
| 2025-03-12 | 2011-03-22 |
| -- | 9.09 x 6.21 x 0.34 inches |
| 21.76 ounces | 15.98 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 269.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 8.9 inches |
| -- | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| -- | 170 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 3.8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | -- |
| processor | Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor |
| 8 GB RAM | -- |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Yes GPU |
| 6.3 | 7.47 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 3.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 9.9 | 5.61 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 7.6 | 3.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9705mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 3.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a general score of 70.4, which is much better than Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9's overall score of 58.1. Although iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) is incredibly heavier than Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9, it's extremely thinner and also way newer. The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x operating system, while Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 counts with Android 3.0 operating system.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 has an incredibly better looking display than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a really smaller screen. IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a much greater memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy Tab 8.9, because it has 128 GB internal memory. The Galaxy Tab 8.9 features a quite superior hardware performance than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has 6 lesser processing cores.
The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a lot better camera than Galaxy Tab 8.9, because it has a back camera with way more mega pixels and a way better 3840x2160 video resolution. The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a much longer battery duration than Galaxy Tab 8.9, because it has a 62% greater battery capacity.
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