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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 60.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 18.x | Android 7.1 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow, 5.0 Lollipop |
| 2025-03-12 | 2015-05-02 |
| -- | 9.55 x 6.57 x 0.29 inches |
| 21.76 ounces | 15.84 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | 16 777 216 |
| -- | $ 160.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 9.7 inches |
| -- | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| -- | 132 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.8 | 5.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Adreno 306 GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.1 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 5.00 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 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| 7.6 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9705mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) is better than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7, with a 70.4 score against 60.5. IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025)'s body is much newer and notably thinner than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7's, but it's also a lot heavier. The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with iPadOS 18.x OS, while Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 has Android 7.1 Nougat OS.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 features a much better performing CPU than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has lesser cpu cores (although faster) and a lower amount of RAM. Galaxy Tab A 9.7 has an incredibly better screen than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a way smaller display.
The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features much more memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a much longer battery performance than Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because it has a 9705mAh battery capacity instead of 6000mAh.
IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) shoots a lot better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because it has a camera with a lot higher 12 MP resolution and a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
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