Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ vs Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) Specs Comparison

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Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025)
Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025)
Released · Oct 17, 2023
Released · Mar 12, 2025
11.0-inch · 1920x1200px
11.0-inch · 2360x1640px
Single camera
Single camera
4GB · 64GB
8GB · 128GB
7040 mAh
7606 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Mar 04, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/128GB - $599 | €699

Design

Dimensions
10.12 x 6.64 x 0.27 inches
257.1 x 168.7 x 6.9 mm
9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches
247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm
Weight
17.35 oz / 492.0 g 16.23 oz / 460.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Colors
Graphite, Silver, Navy Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue

Display

Size
11.0-inch, 80.93% screen-to-body 11.0-inch, 82.73% screen-to-body
Type
TFT, 90Hz IPS LCD, 60Hz, 500 nits
Resolution
1920x1200px, 206 PPI 2360x1640px, 261 PPI
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested 536 (Poor)
Bright Min
Untested 1.7 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 695 5G SM6375 (6 nm) Apple M3
Processor
2x2.2GHz Kryo 660 Gold
6x1.8GHz Kryo 660 Silve
Octa-core
GPU
Adreno 619 Apple GPU 9-core
Memory
4GB/64GB 8GB/128GB
8GB/256GB
8GB/512GB
8GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC not expandable
OS
Android (14, 13) iPadOS (18.x)
PhoneArena Performance Test
GeekBench 6 Single
Untested 3017
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested 11728
3D Mark High
Untested 5177
3D Mark Low
Untested 3262

Battery

Type
7040 mAh 7606 mAh
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
4h 18min
Browsing
9h 35min
Video
6h 45min
Gaming
5h 12min

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
8 MP 12 MP
Aperture size: F1.8
Sensor size: 1/3"
Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Video recording
Yes 4K UHD (60 fps)
Front
5 MP 12 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1 5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
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, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
5G Ready 5G Ready
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM eSIM

Alternative variants

Wi-fi Only
With 256GB internal storage
Memory 256GB
With 512GB internal storage
Memory 512GB
Prices (MSRP) €829
With 1TB internal storage
Memory 1024GB
Prices (MSRP) €1329
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