Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+ vs Apple iPad Air (2022)

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+
samsung galaxy tab s9+
Apple iPad Air (2022)
apple ipad air (2022)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple
Announced July 2023 March 2022
Status Coming Soon - August 2023 Coming Soon - March 2022
Price Rs. 90,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 54,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Beige, Graphite Space Gray, Starlight, Pink, Purple, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 285.4 x 185.4 x 5.7 mm
(11.24 x 7.3 x 0.22 in)
247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm
(9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 in)
Weight 586 g (20.67 oz) 461 g / 462 g (16.26 oz / 16.3 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM Nano-SIM, eSIM
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 (under display, optical)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Stylus, 2.8ms latency (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)
- Fingerprint Sensor (top-mounted)
Stylus support (2nd gen)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 13 iPadOS 15.3
User Interface One UI 5.1 -
Processor 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] Octa-core, Apple M1
GPU Adreno 740 [Similar] -
RAM 12 GB [Browse Similar] 8 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 512 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) No

display Display

Type QHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
Corning Gorilla Glass
QHD+ Liquid Retina IPS LCD Screen
500 nits (typ)
Scratch-resistant Glass
Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M Colors
Size 12.4 inches [Similar] 10.9 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1752 x 2800 pixels (266 ppi) 1640 x 2360 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.53% 81.06%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP + 8 MP [Similar] 12 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash No
Features 13 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF
8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
HDR, Panorama
12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
HDR
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS
Front Camera 12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚ (ultrawide)
HDR
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide)
HDR
1080p@30/60fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
USB USB Type-C 3.2, magnetic connector USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort; magnetic connector
GPS GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (5G model only)
Browser Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 3.1 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 64 GB, 8 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSDXC (dedicated slot) No
USB OTG Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 45W
Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (28.6 Wh)
Capacity 10090 mAh -
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -