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| Global Score | |
| 64.1 | 72.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 13 | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2023-07-26 | 0000-00-00 |
| 10.01 x 63.21 x 0.23 inches | 9.72 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 17.57 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| Beige and Graphite | Blue, Purple and Starlight ,Space Gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 11 inches |
| -- | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| -- | 261 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 2.7 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm) chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 740 GPU | 10-core GPU GPU |
| 6.21 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.42 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 7.04 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 2.4 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8400mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.28 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| -- | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) is better than Galaxy Tab S9, with a global score of 72.3 against 64.1. IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) works with iPadOS 15.x operating system, and Galaxy Tab S9 comes with Android 13 operating system. IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) is a a bit lighter but just a little bit thicker portable tablet than the Galaxy Tab S9.
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) features just a little better performance than Galaxy Tab S9. Both have 8 GB of RAM and a Octa-Core CPU. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) counts with a much more vibrant display than Galaxy Tab S9. Both of them have a display of the same size. IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) has a better camera than Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a camera with a lower resolution.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 features much more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 also has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 1 TB.
Galaxy Tab S9 has a much longer battery life than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024).
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