Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra vs Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M4, 2026) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Mar 02, 2026
Prices (MSRP)
	12GB/128GB - $799 12GB/256GB - $899 12GB/512GB - $1099 12GB/1024GB - $1299

Design

Dimensions
12.85 x 8.21 x 0.21 inches 326.4 x 208.6 x 5.4 mm	11.04 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches 280.4 x 214.9 x 6.1 mm
Weight
25.50 oz / 723.0 g	21.76 oz / 617.0 g Wi-Fi only - 616 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
	Right: Volume control
Colors
Moonstone Gray, Platinum Silver	Blue, Purple, Starlight, Space Gray

Display

Size
14.6-inch, 90.77% screen-to-body	13.0-inch, 86.84% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR	IPS LCD, 60Hz, 600 nits
Resolution
2960x1848px, 16:10 ratio, 239 PPI	2732x2048px, 4:3 ratio, 263 PPI
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor	Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
809 (Poor)	Untested
Bright Min
1.6 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Mediatek Dimensity 9300+ (4 nm)	Apple M4
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.25GHz Cortex-X4 3x2.85G​Hz Cortex-X4 4x2.0GH​z Cortex-A720	Octa-core
GPU
Immortalis-G720 MC12	Apple 9-core GPU
Memory
12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB 16GB/1024GB	12GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB 12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB 12GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (14)	iOS (26.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2111	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
7319	Untested
3D Mark High
5352	Untested
3D Mark Low
3695	Untested

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Battery

Type
11200 mAh	9705 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

4h 51min

Browsing

8h 47min

Video

6h 30min

Gaming

11h 40min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, Autofocus, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
LED
Video recording
	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing, Cinematic mode
Front
12 MP (Dual-Camera)	12 MP (Autofocus, HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 1080p (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	6.0
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Wi-Fi 7,dual-band MIMO, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, GNSS

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback

Cellular

5G Bands
5G Ready	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n26, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79
LTE Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
TDD Bands
	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

With 16GB RA and 1TB internal storage

Memory	16GB/1024GB

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