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| Global Score | |
| 64.1 | 85.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 13 | -- |
| 2023-07-26 | 2019-03-18 |
| 10.01 x 63.21 x 0.23 inches | 9.80 x 6.80 x 0.24 inches |
| 17.57 ounces | 16.37 ounces |
| Beige and Graphite | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 779.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 10.5 inches |
| -- | 2224 x 1668 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| -- | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 2.7 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm) chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset |
| processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 740 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 6.21 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.42 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.04 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8400mAh Battery | 8134mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.28 | 9.04 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air (2019) is way better than the Galaxy Tab S9, having an 85.9 score against 64.1. The iPad Air (2019) is an extremely older and a bit thicker tablet device than the Galaxy Tab S9, but Apple managed to build it a bit lighter anyway. IPad Air (2019) counts with a much better display than Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a quite smaller screen.
IPad Air (2019) has an extremely better processor than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, and they both have the same number of cores, the iPad Air (2019) also counts with a 64 bits CPU. Galaxy Tab S9 has a bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Apple iPad Air (2019), because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 1 TB.
Apple iPad Air (2019) takes way better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a back facing camera with lot less MP resolution. Galaxy Tab S9 counts with just a bit better battery lifetime than iPad Air (2019), because it has a 3 percent greater battery size.
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