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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 18.x | -- |
| 2025-03-12 | 2018-08-10 |
| -- | 9.81 x 6.47 x 0.28 inches |
| 21.76 ounces | 17.04 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Black and Gray |
| -- | Glass |
| -- | $ 307.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 10.5 inches |
| -- | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| -- | 288 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.8 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.9 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| 7.6 | 5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9705mAh Battery | 7300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S4 is much better than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), getting a 78.8 score against 70.4. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 counts with a way better looking display than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a little smaller screen. Galaxy Tab S4 features an extremely better processor than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has 4 GB lesser RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processor.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 has a greater memory for applications and games than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with a SD extension slot that allows up to 400 GB. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab S4, because although it has a worse (4K) video quality and a back camera with less mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a larger back-facing camera sensor capturing higher quality photos and videos and a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low light images and video.
IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy Tab S4, because it has a 9705mAh battery size instead of 7300mAh.
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