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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 73.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 18.x | Android 13 |
| 2025-03-12 | -- |
| 21.76 ounces | -- |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 14.6 inches |
| -- | 2960 x 1848 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| -- | 239 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.8 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550 (4 nm) chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 6.3 | 6.21 |
| 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 | 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 9.9 | 7.04 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 7.6 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9705mAh Battery | 10880mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 10.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra has a general score of 73.3, which is a bit better than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025)'s 70.4 general score. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra comes with Android 13 operating system, while iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x operating system. IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra. They have a 8 GB RAM and 8 cores.
The Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra features a much more vibrant screen than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because it has a little bit larger screen. Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra features as much storage capacity to install applications and games as the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) one, both of them have exactly the same internal storage capacity.
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a way better camera than Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra, although it has a worse resolution camera. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra features just a bit longer battery life than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because it has a 12% more battery size.
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