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| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 64.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 13 |
| 2019-03-18 | 2023-07-26 |
| 9.80 x 6.80 x 0.24 inches | 10.01 x 63.21 x 0.23 inches |
| 16.37 ounces | 17.57 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Beige and Graphite |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 779.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 11 inches |
| 2224 x 1668 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 265 pixels per inch | -- |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 2.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 10.35 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 15.42 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 8.91 | 7.04 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8134mAh Li - Ion Battery | 8400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.04 | 9.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air (2019) has a score of 85.9, which is way better than Galaxy Tab S9's score of 64.1. The iPad Air (2019) design is just a bit lighter than the Galaxy Tab S9, but it's a little bit thicker and was released 4 years before. The iPad Air (2019) counts with an incredibly better display than Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a quite smaller screen.
Apple iPad Air (2019) counts with a much better performing processor than Galaxy Tab S9, because although it has lesser RAM, and they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Apple iPad Air (2019) also counts with a 64-bits processing unit. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 features a greater memory for applications, games, photos and videos than iPad Air (2019), because although it has just 128 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 1 TB.
The iPad Air (2019) features a way better camera than Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a lot worse resolution camera in the back. Galaxy Tab S9 counts with a bit better battery performance than iPad Air (2019), because it has 8400mAh of battery capacity.
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