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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 78.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 14.x | Android 13 |
| 2020-10-16 | 2023-10-04 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 6.53 x 10.01 x 0.26 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 18.48 ounces |
| Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray | -- |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 729.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 2304 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 249 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Exynos 1380 S5E8835 (5 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 2400 MHz processor |
| -- | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Mali G68 MP5 GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 8.00 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 | 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 | |
| Li - Ion Battery | 8000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 is slightly better than the Apple iPad Air (2020), with a 78.4 score against 71.7. Galaxy Tab S9 FE's design is a lot newer than Apple iPad Air (2020)'s, although it's a little thicker and somewhat heavier. Galaxy Tab S9 FE works with Android 13 OS, while Apple iPad Air (2020) works with iPadOS 14.x OS.
The Apple iPad Air (2020) features a bit better processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE, because although it has 2 less processing cores (although faster), it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit. Apple iPad Air (2020) has a bit sharper screen than Galaxy Tab S9 FE, and although they both have a display of the same size, the Apple iPad Air (2020) also has a bit higher 1640 x 2360 resolution and a little bit greater pixel number per inch of display.
The iPad Air (2020) has a lot better camera than Galaxy Tab S9 FE, because it has a back facing camera with a lot higher resolution. Galaxy Tab S9 FE counts with a superior memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPad Air (2020), because it has 128 GB internal storage.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE counts with a really longer battery performance than iPad Air (2020).
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