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| Global Score | |
| 64.1 | 69.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 13 | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2023-07-26 | 2025-03-12 |
| 10.01 x 63.21 x 0.23 inches | -- |
| 17.57 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| Beige and Graphite | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 11 inches |
| Dynamic AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 2.7 | 3.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (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 |
| 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 |
| -- | 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 |
| 2.4 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8400mAh Battery | 7606mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.28 | 8.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| -- | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has an overall score of 69.6, which is a bit better than Galaxy Tab S9's 64.1 overall score. IPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025)'s body is newer, a little bit lighter and noticeably thinner than the Galaxy Tab S9. The iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x operating system, and Galaxy Tab S9 comes with Android 13 operating system.
The iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) features a lot better screen than Galaxy Tab S9. Both of them have a screen with the same size. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 features much more storage to install applications and games than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 also has an external memory card slot that supports up to 1 TB.
IPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a little faster processing unit than Galaxy Tab S9. They have the same number of cores and the same RAM amount. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) takes greater photos and videos than Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a back-facing camera with less megapixels resolution.
Galaxy Tab S9 features a little longer battery duration than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because it has an 8400mAh battery size instead of 7606mAh.
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