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| Global Score | |
| 78.4 | 70.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 13 | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2023-10-04 | 2025-03-04 |
| 6.53 x 10.01 x 0.26 inches | -- |
| 18.48 ounces | 21.76 ounces |
| -- | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 13 inches |
| 2304 x 1440 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 249 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 3.8 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 1380 S5E8835 (5 nm) chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| Octa-Core 2400 MHz processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali G68 MP5 GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 9.36 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 6.6 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| 5G, 5G | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 6.4 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8000mAh Battery | 9705mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.96 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE is much better than Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), with a score of 78.4 against 70.4. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE works with Android 13 OS, while Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x OS. The Galaxy Tab S9 FE features a much better screen than Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a little bit smaller display.
Galaxy Tab S9 FE and Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) have quite similar memory for applications, games, photos and videos, both have the same 128 GB internal memory. Galaxy Tab S9 FE has a way better performance than Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has less RAM memory, they both have 8 processing cores.
Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE, because it has a 9705mAh battery capacity against 8000mAh. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) takes way better photographs and videos than Galaxy Tab S9 FE, because it has a camera with much more mega-pixels.
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