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

Availability

Officially announced
	Jul 26, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
	12GB/256GB - €1268

Design

Dimensions
9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches 247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm	11.24 x 7.30 x 0.22 inches 285.4 x 185.4 x 5.7 mm
Weight
16.26 oz / 461.0 g 5G version - 462 g	20.67 oz / 586.0 g Wi-Fi only version - 581 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Yes; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Colors
	Beige, Graphite

Display

Size
10.9-inch, 81.23% screen-to-body	12.4-inch, 84.26% screen-to-body
Type
500 nits	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2360x1640px, 264 PPI	2800x1752px, 16:10 ratio, 266 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
2.12 (Average)	1.6 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple M1 (5 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 3100 MHz	Octa-core 1x3.36GHz Cortex-X3 2x2.8GH​z Cortex-A715 2x2.8​GHz Cortex-A710 3x2.0​GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Yes	Adreno 740
Memory
8GB/64GB 8GB/256GB	12GB/256GB (UFS) 12GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
iPadOS (15.x)	Android (14, 13)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2279	2122
GeekBench 6 Multi
7411	5665
3D Mark High
4761	3920
3D Mark Low
3429	3341

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Battery

Type
7606 mAh	10090 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charge speed
	Wired: 45.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

8h 44min

Video

6h 21min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP Aperture size: F1.8	13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0/F26.0 Sensor size: 1/3.4"
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
	LED
Video recording
Yes	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps)
Front
12 MP	12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
5G version - n1, n2, n3, n4, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
LTE Bands
5G version - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
TDD Bands
5G version - 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48	40, 41
3G Bands
5G version - 1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
	HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSPA
SIM type
	Nano SIM, eSIM

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