Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra vs Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) Specs Comparison

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8.5	6.7
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra	Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025)
Released · Aug 11, 2023	Released · Mar 12, 2025
14.6-inch · 2960x1848px	13.0-inch · 2732x2048px
Dual camera	Single camera
12GB · 256GB	8GB · 128GB
11200 mAh	9705 mAh
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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)	21.76 oz(617.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Colors
Beige, Graphite	Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue

Display

Size
14.6-inch	13.0-inch
Resolution
2960x1848px, 16:10 ratio, 239 PPI	2732x2048px, 4:3 ratio, 263 PPI
Technology
Dynamic AMOLED	IPS LCD
Refresh rate
120Hz	60Hz
Screen-to-body
90.77 %	86.76 %
Peak brightness
	600 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
RAM
12GB	8GB
Internal storage
256GB	128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (13)	iPadOS (18.x)

Battery

Capacity
11200 mAh	9705 mAh
Type
Not user replaceable	Not user replaceable
Max charge speed
Wired: 45.0W

Battery Life Estimate

5h 0min

Browsing

9h 54min

Video

7h 22min

Gaming

9h 10min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP	12 MP Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Flash
LED
Video recording
Yes	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)
Front
12 MP (Dual-Camera)	12 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.3
Wi-Fi
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 (reversible), Features: Charging, OTG	Type-C (reversible), USB 3.1, Features: Charging
Location
	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
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	Bands 5G Ready
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	eSIM

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 1200	€ 950

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 26, 2023	Mar 04, 2025

Alternative variants

Wi-Fi Only

With 256GB internal storage


Internal storage	256GB
MSRP	€ 1080

With 512GB internal storage


Internal storage	512GB
MSRP	€ 1329

With 1TB internal storage


Internal storage	1024GB
MSRP	€ 1579

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra Specs	Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) Specs
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