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| Global Score | |
| 73.3 | 69.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 13 | iPadOS 18.x |
| -- | 2025-03-04 |
| -- | 16.23 ounces |
| -- | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 14.6 inches | 11 inches |
| 2960 x 1848 pixels | -- |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 239 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 3.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550 (4 nm) chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 740 GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 6.21 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 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 |
| 7.04 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 10 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 10880mAh Battery | 7606mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.8 | 8.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra has an overall score of 73.3, which is just a bit better than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025)'s 69.6 general score. Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra comes with Android 13 operating system, while Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) works with iPadOS 18.x operating system. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a bit superior processor than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra. They have 8 processing cores and 8 GB of RAM.
The Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra features a much more vibrant screen than Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because it has a much larger display. The Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) features as much storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos as the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra, they have the same internal memory.
Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra, although it has a back facing camera with lesser mega-pixels resolution. Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra features a much longer battery lifetime than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because it has a 43% larger battery size.
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