Apple iPad Air (2020) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 15, 2020	Jul 26, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
$729	$1200

Design

Dimensions
9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches 247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm	12.85 x 8.21 x 0.22 inches 326.4 x 208.6 x 5.5 mm
Weight
16.23 oz / 460.0 g	25.82 oz / 732.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Rose gold, Space gray, Silver, Green, Sky blue	Beige, Graphite

Display

Size
10.9-inch, 81.23% screen-to-body	14.6-inch, 90.77% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 60Hz, 500 nits	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2360x1640px, 264 PPI	2960x1848px, 16:10 ratio, 239 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.9 (Good)	1.6 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core Firestorm and Icestorm	Octa-core 1x3.36GHz Cortex-X3 2x2.8GH​z Cortex-A715 2x2.8​GHz Cortex-A710 3x2.0​GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Apple 4-core GPU	Adreno 740
Memory
4GB/64GB 4GB/256GB	12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
iPadOS (14.x)	Android (13)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	2071
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	5531
3D Mark High
Untested	3905
3D Mark Low
Untested	2997

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Battery

Type
Li - Ion	11200 mAh
Charge speed
	Wired: 45.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 0min

Browsing

9h 54min

Video

7h 22min

Gaming

9h 10min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8	13 MP
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Flash
	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS	Yes
Front
7 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	12 MP (Dual-Camera)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share

Cellular

5G Bands
	5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM

Alternative variants

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$879

Wi-Fi only

Weight	16.16 oz / 458.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$599

Wi-Fi only with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Weight	16.16 oz / 458.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$749

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