Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE 5G vs Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M4, 2026) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 27, 2021	Mar 02, 2026
Prices (MSRP)
	12GB/128GB - $799 12GB/256GB - $899 12GB/512GB - $1099 12GB/1024GB - $1299

Design

Dimensions
7.28 x 11.21 x 0.25 inches 185.0 x 284.8 x 6.3 mm	11.04 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches 280.4 x 214.9 x 6.1 mm
Weight
21.45 oz / 608.0 g	21.76 oz / 617.0 g Wi-Fi only - 616 g
Materials
	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control
Colors
Mystic Black, Mystic Silver, Mystic Green, Mystic Pink	Blue, Purple, Starlight, Space Gray

Display

Size
12.4-inch, 84.68% screen-to-body	13.0-inch, 86.84% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 60Hz	IPS LCD, 60Hz, 600 nits
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 243 PPI	2732x2048px, 4:3 ratio, 263 PPI
Features
	Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 750G SM7225 (8 nm) Wi-Fi version - Snapdragon 778G SM7325	Apple M4
Processor
Octa-core 2x2.2GHz Kryo 570 6x1.8GHz Kryo 570 Wi-Fi version - Octa-core, 1x2.4GHz Kryo 670 Prime, 3x2.4GHz Kryo 670 Gold, 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 670 Silve	Octa-core
GPU
Adreno 619 Wi-Fi version - Adreno 642L	Apple 9-core GPU
Memory
4GB/64GB 6GB/128GB	12GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB 12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB 12GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (11)	iOS (26.x)

Battery

Type
10090 mAh	9705 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus)	12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, Autofocus, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Flash
LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing, Cinematic mode
Front
5 MP	12 MP (Autofocus, HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 1080p (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	6.0
WLAN
dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	Wi-Fi 7,dual-band MIMO, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, GNSS
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
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
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, Sub-6	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, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66	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
38, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type
Nano SIM	eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

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