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| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 78.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 13 |
| 2019-03-18 | 2023-10-04 |
| 9.80 x 6.80 x 0.24 inches | 6.53 x 10.01 x 0.26 inches |
| 16.37 ounces | 18.48 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | -- |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 779.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 2224 x 1668 pixels | 2304 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 249 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | Exynos 1380 S5E8835 (5 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 2400 MHz processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Mali G68 MP5 GPU |
| 10.35 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 8.91 | 6.6 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8134mAh Li - Ion Battery | 8000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.04 | 8.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air (2019) has an overall score of 85.9, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy Tab S9 FE's score of 78.4. The Apple iPad Air (2019) is an way older tablet than Galaxy Tab S9 FE, but Apple was able to build it lighter and a little thinner. The iPad Air (2019) has a better performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE, because although it has lesser RAM, and they both have 8 processing cores, the iPad Air (2019) also counts with a 64-bit processing unit.
IPad Air (2019) has a bit better display than Galaxy Tab S9 FE, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a little greater pixels density and a little bit higher resolution of 1668 x 2224px. The iPad Air (2019) captures much better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE. Both of them have the same resolution back camera.
The Apple iPad Air (2019) has a much greater storage for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE, because it has more internal memory capacity. IPad Air (2019) has just a bit longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE, because it has an 8134mAh battery capacity.
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