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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 64.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 14.x | Android 13 |
| 2020-10-16 | 2023-07-26 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 10.01 x 63.21 x 0.23 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 17.57 ounces |
| Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray | Beige and Graphite |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 729.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 11 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 264 pixels per inch | -- |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 2.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | processor |
| -- | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 10.26 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 15.42 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 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 | |
| Li - Ion Battery | 8400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 9.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air (2020) is better than Galaxy Tab S9, with a 71.7 score against 64.1. Apple iPad Air (2020) comes with iPadOS 14.x operating system, while Galaxy Tab S9 counts with Android 13 operating system. Apple iPad Air (2020) is a notably older and a bit thicker portable tablet than the Galaxy Tab S9, but Apple was able to build it a bit lighter anyway.
IPad Air (2020) counts with a much better looking screen than Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a bit smaller screen. The Galaxy Tab S9 counts with a superior memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPad Air (2020), because it has more internal storage capacity and a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 1 TB.
Apple iPad Air (2020) features a much faster processing unit than Galaxy Tab S9, because although it has less processing cores , it also counts with a 64-bits processor. The iPad Air (2020) captures greater videos and photos than Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a less mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera.
Galaxy Tab S9 has a much longer battery performance than iPad Air (2020).
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