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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 78.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 18.x | Android 13 |
| 2025-03-12 | 2023-10-04 |
| -- | 6.53 x 10.01 x 0.26 inches |
| 21.76 ounces | 18.48 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | -- |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 10.9 inches |
| -- | 2304 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| -- | 249 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Exynos 1380 S5E8835 (5 nm) chipset |
| processor | Octa-Core 2400 MHz processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Mali G68 MP5 GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 9.9 | 6.6 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G |
| 7.6 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9705mAh Battery | 8000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 8.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S9 FE has a score of 78.4, which is much better than the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025)'s general score of 70.4. The Galaxy Tab S9 FE counts with Android 13 OS, and Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with iPadOS 18.x OS. Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE features a very superior CPU than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
Galaxy Tab S9 FE counts with a much sharper screen than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a little bit smaller display. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) shoots much better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE, because it has a back-facing camera with a way better 12 mega-pixels resolution.
Galaxy Tab S9 FE counts with as much memory capacity to install applications and games as the iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) one, both of them have the same 128 GB internal memory. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE, because it has a 9705mAh battery capacity instead of 8000mAh.
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