Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE+ vs Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 04, 2023	May 07, 2024

Design

Dimensions
7.30 x 11.24 x 0.26 inches 185.4 x 285.4 x 6.5 mm	11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches 280.6 x 214.9 x 6.1 mm
Weight
22.15 oz / 628.0 g	21.80 oz / 618.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IP68
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)

Display

Size
12.4-inch, 81.69% screen-to-body	13.0-inch, 86.76% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 90Hz	HDR
Resolution
2560x1600px, 243 PPI	2732x2048px, 263 PPI
Features
	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	1.7 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Exynos 1380 S5E8835 (5 nm)	Apple M2
Processor
Octa-core 2400 MHz	Octa-core
GPU
Mali G68 MP5	10-core GPU
Memory
8GB/128GB 12GB/256GB	8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB 8GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
Android (13)	iPadOS (15.x)

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GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	2604
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	10063
3D Mark High
Untested	5377
3D Mark Low
Untested	4496

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Battery

Type
10090 mAh	9705 mAh

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 44min

Browsing

14h 42min

Video

7h 48min

Gaming

7h 5min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP	12 MP Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Flash
	LED
Video recording
Yes	Yes
Front
12 MP	12 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	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	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

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Full Specs Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE+ Specs

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Multimedia

Headphones
No 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	Wireless screen share

Cellular

5G Bands
5G Ready	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, 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, 30, 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

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

Wi-Fi Only

Weight	22.12 oz / 627.0 g

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB