Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 vs Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) Specs Comparison

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8.6	6.7
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9	Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025)
Released · Aug 11, 2023	Released · Mar 12, 2025
11.0-inch · 2560x1600px	11.0-inch · 2360x1640px
Single camera	Single camera
8GB · 128GB	8GB · 128GB
8400 mAh	7606 mAh
Check prices	Check prices

Design

Dimensions
10.01 x 6.53 x 0.23 inches 254.3 x 165.8 x 5.9 mm	9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches 247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm
Weight
17.57 oz (498.0 g)	16.23 oz (460.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Colors
Beige, Graphite	Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue

Display

Size
11.0-inch	11.0-inch
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 274 PPI	2360x1640px, 261 PPI
Technology
Dynamic AMOLED	IPS LCD
Refresh rate
120Hz	60Hz
Screen-to-body
83.20 %	82.73 %
Peak brightness
	500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor	Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)	Apple M3
Processor
Octa-core 1x 3.36GHz Cortex-X3 + 2x 2.8GHz Cortex-A715 + 2x 2.8GHz Cortex-A710 + 3x 2.0GHz Cortex-A510	Octa-core
GPU
Adreno 740	Apple GPU 9-core
Memory
8GB/128GB (UFS)	8GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (14, 13)	iPadOS (18.x)

Battery

Type
8400 mAh, Li - Polymer	7606 mAh
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

8h 6min

Video

6h 25min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

4h 18min

Browsing

9h 35min

Video

6h 45min

Gaming

5h 12min

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	12 MP Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Flash
LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps)
Front
12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	12 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.3
WLAN
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(Wi-Fi 6),Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 3.1
Location
GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Sensors
Accelerometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 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, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78	Bands 5G Ready
4G (FDD)
Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38, 40, 41
3G
Bands 1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	eSIM

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 800	€ 699
In The Box
Tablet, Type-C cable, paperwork

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 26, 2023	Mar 04, 2025

Alternative variants

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage


Memory	12GB/256GB

Wi-fi Only

With 256GB internal storage


Memory	256GB

With 512GB internal storage


Memory	512GB
MSRP	€ 829

With 1TB internal storage


Memory	1024GB
MSRP	€ 1329

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Specs	Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) Specs
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