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

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8.5
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra
6.8
Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024)
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024)
Released · Aug 11, 2023
Released · May 07, 2024
14.6-inch
13.0-inch
Dual camera
Single camera
12GB · 256GB
8GB · 128GB
11200 mAh
9705 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Jul 26, 2023 May 07, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
$1200

Design

Dimensions
12.85 x 8.21 x 0.22 inches
326.4 x 208.6 x 5.5 mm
11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches
280.6 x 214.9 x 6.1 mm
Weight
25.82 oz (732.0 g) 21.80 oz (618.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint Fingerprint (touch)
Colors
Beige, Graphite

Display

Size
14.6-inch, 90.77% screen-to-body 13.0-inch, 86.76% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR HDR
Resolution
2960x1848px, 16:10 ratio, 239 PPI 2732x2048px, 263 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm) Apple M2
Processor
Octa-core
1x3.36GHz Cortex-X3
2x2.8GH​z Cortex-A715
2x2.8​GHz Cortex-A710
3x2.0​GHz Cortex-A510
Octa-core
GPU
Adreno 740 10-core GPU
Memory
12GB/256GB 8GB/128GB
8GB/256GB
8GB/512GB
8GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB not expandable
OS
Android (13) iPadOS (15.x)

Battery

Type
11200 mAh 9705 mAh
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
5h 0min
Browsing
9h 54min
Video
7h 22min
Gaming
9h 10min
Battery Life Estimate
5h 44min
Browsing
14h 42min
Video
7h 48min
Gaming
7h 5min

Camera

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

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3 5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E
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
Other
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
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 LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM eSIM

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage
Memory 256GB
With 512GB internal storage
Memory 512GB
With 1TB internal storage
Memory 1024GB
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