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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 58.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 18.x | Android 4.0, 3.2 |
| 2025-03-12 | 2011-08-28 |
| -- | 9.09 x 6.21 x 0.34 inches |
| 21.76 ounces | 16.05 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | -- |
| 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 1500 MHz processor |
| 8 GB RAM | -- |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Yes GPU |
| 6.3 | 7.92 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 4.4 |
| 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 | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 7.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9705mAh Battery | 6100mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 7.6 |
| 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) is much better than the Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE, getting a 70.4 score against 58.8. IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) works with iPadOS 18.x operating system, and Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE works with Android 4.0 operating system. The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) body is a lot newer and way thinner, but much heavier than the Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE features a much powerful processor than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has 6 lesser processing cores (although faster). The Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE counts with a much sharper display than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a much smaller display.
The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) captures greater pictures and videos than Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE, because it has a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a much higher 12 mega-pixels resolution back camera. The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a much better storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE, because it has 128 GB internal storage.
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE, because it has a 9705mAh battery size against 6100mAh.
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