Samsung Galaxy Tab A9 vs Apple iPad Air 2
Price Comparison (India)
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Announced | |
| October 2023 | October 2014 |
| Status | |
| Available - October 2023 | Available - October 2014 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 12,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 30,150 ($443.38) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Graphite, Silver, Navy | Space Gray, Silver, Gold |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
211 x 124.7 x 8 mm (8.31 x 4.91 x 0.31 in) |
240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm (9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 in) |
| Weight | |
| - | 437 g / 444 g (15.41 oz / 15.66 oz) |
| SIM Type | |
| Nano-SIM, eSIM | - |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE | LTE |
| Messaging | |
| , Push Mail, EMail, IM | |
| Build Features | |
| - | - Fingerprint sensor (Touch ID) |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android 13 | iOS 8.1 |
| User Interface | |
| One UI 5.1 | - |
| Processor | |
| Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Mediatek MT8781V/CA Helio G99 (6nm) [Similar] | Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A8X [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Mali-G57 MC2 [Similar] | PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 6 GB [Browse Similar] | 1 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 128 GB | 16/64/128 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSDXC (dedicated slot) | No |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 8 MP [Similar] | 5 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| No | No |
| Features | |
| 8 MP, AF |
Auto focus, 1.12µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama) |
| Video | |
| 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps |
| Front Camera | |
|
2 MP Yes [Similar] |
1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, Face [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, LTE | DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 150 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes | v4.0, A2DP, EDR |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| USB | |
| USB Type-C 2.0 | v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| Yes | HTML5 (Safari) |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 128 GB, 6 GB RAM Or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM | 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR3 |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSDXC (dedicated slot) | No |
| USB OTG | |
| Not Supported | - |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast battery Charging 15W |
Non-removable Li-Po Battery (32.4 Wh) |
| Capacity | |
| 5100 mAh | 8600 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | Up to 10 h (multimedia) |