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| Global Score | |
| 81.4 | 64.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 15.x | Android 13 |
| 2022-03-18 | 2023-07-26 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 10.01 x 63.21 x 0.23 inches |
| 16.26 ounces | 17.57 ounces |
| -- | Beige and Graphite |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 11 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | -- |
| -- | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 264 pixels per inch | -- |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 2.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M1 (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm) chipset |
| Octa-Core 3100 MHz processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 9.99 | 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 + 12.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 7.92 | 7.04 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 10 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 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, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air (2022) is way better than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, with an 81.4 score against 64.1. Even though the iPad Air (2022) is older and just a little bit thicker than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, it's body is still just a little lighter. IPad Air (2022) counts with iPadOS 15.x OS, while Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 counts with Android 13 OS.
IPad Air (2022) has an incredibly better screen than Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a little bit smaller screen. Galaxy Tab S9 counts with a lot bigger memory to install applications and games than iPad Air (2022), because it has an external SD slot that admits a maximum of 1 TB and 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The iPad Air (2022) counts with an extremely better processing unit than Galaxy Tab S9. Both of them have a Octa-Core CPU and the same RAM amount. Galaxy Tab S9 counts with a way better battery performance than iPad Air (2022). Apple iPad Air (2022) captures much clearer pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a worse 12 mega-pixels resolution camera in the back.
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