Apple iPad Air (2022) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| March 2022 | July 2023 |
| Status | |
| Coming Soon - March 2022 | Coming Soon - August 2023 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 54,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 90,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Space Gray, Starlight, Pink, Purple, Blue | Beige, Graphite |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm (9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 in) |
285.4 x 185.4 x 5.7 mm (11.24 x 7.3 x 0.22 in) |
| Weight | |
| 461 g / 462 g (16.26 oz / 16.3 oz) | 586 g (20.67 oz) |
| SIM Type | |
| Nano-SIM, eSIM | Nano-SIM |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE | LTE |
| 5G Network | |
| SA/NSA | SA/NSA |
| Messaging | |
| Build Features | |
| - Fingerprint Sensor (top-mounted) Stylus support (2nd gen) |
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical) IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) Stylus, 2.8ms latency (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro) |
Display
| Type | |
| QHD+ Liquid Retina IPS LCD Screen 500 nits (typ) Scratch-resistant Glass Oleophobic Coating |
QHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Screen 120Hz Refresh Rate HDR10+ Corning Gorilla Glass |
| Colors | |
| 16M Colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 10.9 inches [Similar] | 12.4 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1640 x 2360 pixels (264 ppi) | 1752 x 2800 pixels (266 ppi) |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 81.06% | 84.53% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| iPadOS 15.3 | Android 13 |
| User Interface | |
| - | One UI 5.1 |
| Processor | |
| Octa-core, Apple M1 | Octa-core (1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510), Qualcomm SM8550-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| - | Adreno 740 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 8 GB [Browse Similar] | 12 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 256 GB | 512 GB |
| External Memory | |
| No | microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 12 MP [Similar] | 13 MP + 8 MP [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| No | LED Flash |
| Features | |
| 12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF HDR |
13 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF 8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide) HDR, Panorama |
| Video | |
| 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps |
| Front Camera | |
|
12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide) HDR 1080p@30/60fps [Similar] |
12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚ (ultrawide) HDR 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G | HSPA, LTE-A (CA), 5G |
| Bluetooth | |
| 5.0, A2DP, EDR | 5.3, A2DP, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct |
| USB | |
| USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort; magnetic connector | USB Type-C 3.2, magnetic connector |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (5G model only) | GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO |
| Browser | |
| Yes | |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 64 GB, 8 GB RAM | 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 3.1 |
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
| USB OTG | |
| Not Supported | Not Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass) | |
| Gyroscope Sensor | |
| Barometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (28.6 Wh) | Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast battery charging 45W |
| Capacity | |
| - | 10090 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |