Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 vs Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 01, 2018	May 07, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
$650

Design

Dimensions
9.81 x 6.47 x 0.28 inches 249.3 x 164.3 x 7.1 mm	9.72 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches 247 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm
Weight
17.04 oz / 483.0 g	16.26 oz / 462.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray	Blue, Purple, Starlight ,Space Gray

Display

Size
10.5-inch, 78.07% screen-to-body	11.0-inch, 81.48% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD, 500 nits
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 288 PPI	2360x1640px, 261 PPI
Features
	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Apple M2
Processor
Octa-core 2350 MHz Kryo 280	Octa-core
GPU
Adreno 540	10-core GPU
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/256GB	8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB 8GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)	iPadOS (15.x)

Battery

Type
7300 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP Aperture size: F1.8
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p Hyperlapse, Video calling, Video sharing	Yes
Front
8 MP Video capture: 1080p	12 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, 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 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
HDMI
Yes
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS
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
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n13, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79
4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
	eSIM

Alternative variants

LTE support

Weight	17.04 oz / 483.0 g
Data Speed	LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s)
Prices (MSRP)	€760

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

with 256 GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$750

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB

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