Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra vs Apple iPad Air (2022) Specs Comparison

Availability

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

Design

Dimensions
12.85 x 8.21 x 0.22 inches 326.4 x 208.6 x 5.5 mm	9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches 247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm
Weight
25.82 oz / 732.0 g	16.26 oz / 461.0 g
Materials
	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Colors
Beige, Graphite

Display

Size
14.6-inch, 90.77% screen-to-body	10.9-inch, 81.23% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR	500 nits
Resolution
2960x1848px, 16:10 ratio, 239 PPI	2360x1640px, 264 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.6 (Good)	2.12 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)	Apple M1 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.36GHz Cortex-X3 2x2.8GH​z Cortex-A715 2x2.8​GHz Cortex-A710 3x2.0​GHz Cortex-A510	Octa-core 3100 MHz
GPU
Adreno 740	Yes
Memory
12GB/256GB	8GB/64GB 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (13)	iPadOS (15.x)

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GeekBench 6 Single
2071	2279
GeekBench 6 Multi
5531	7411
3D Mark High
3905	4761
3D Mark Low
2997	3429

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Battery

Type
11200 mAh	7606 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

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

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

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.0
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 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	Loudspeaker
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
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

Cellular

Weight	16.30 oz / 462.0 g
5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n4, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, 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, 46, 48
3G Bands	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type	Nano SIM, eSIM

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