Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab A9 vs Apple iPad Air 2

Samsung Galaxy Tab A9
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general 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)

hardware 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

display Display

Type HD+ TFT LCD Screen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.7 inches [Similar] 9.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 800 x 1340 pixels (179 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 82.04% 71.58%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera 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]

connectivity 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)

memory 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 -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor not present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery 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)