Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 vs Apple iPad Air 11 2024
| Type | A tablet | A tablet |
| Waterproofness & dust-resistance | IP68 |  |
| Dimensions | 254.30 x 165.80 x 5.90 mm | 247.60 x 178.50 x 6.10 mm |
| Weight | 500.00 g | 462.00 g |
| Display size | 11.00" | 11.00" |
| Display | Color / Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16M colors 120 Hz 1600 x 2560 px (11.00") 274 ppi | Color / IPS TFT 1640 x 2360 px (11.00") 261 ppi |
| Display protection |   | |
| Additional display | | |
| Protection of the secondary display | | |
| Standard battery | Li-Ion 8400 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Po Buy powerbank
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| Quick battery charging | Quick Charge 2.0 | |
| Wireless battery charging | | |
| Internal memory | 128 GB, 256 GB | 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB |
| RAM memory | 8 GB, 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory cards |  microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 1000 GBBuy memory card | |
| Operating system | Android 13 | iPadOS 17 |
| Interface | One UI 5.1 | - |
| Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AB | Apple M2 |
| Processor clock | 3360 MHz | - |
| GPU | Adreno | - |
| Touchscreen | | |
| DualSIM | | |
| SIM cards standard | | SingleSIM(eSIM) |
| Announced | 3Q 2023 | 2Q 2024 |
| Other names | SM-X716 | - |
| GSM frequencies | 850 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 |
| UMTS | 850 900 1700 1900 2100 | 850 900 1700 1900 2100 |
| LTE standard | | FDD LTE: 2600, 2300, 2100, 1900, 1800, 1700, 1500, 900, 850, 800, 700, 600 TDD LTE: 3600, 3500, 2600, 2500, 2300, 2100, 1900 |
| Standard 5G | | FDD 5G: 2600, 2300, 2100, 2000, 1900, 1800, 1700, 900, 850, 800, 700, 600 TDD 5G: 4700, 3700, 3500, 2600, 2500, 2300, 1500 |
| CDMA | | |
| Standard TD-SCDMA | | |
| UMA | | |
CAMERAS - BACK
| First camera | | |
| Camera type | Standard | Standard |
| Photo matrix | 13 Mpx | 12 Mpx |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Digital zoom | | 5x |
| Number of lenses | | 5 |
| Flash | LED | |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution | 3840x2160 px | 3840x2160 px |
| Video formats | H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 30 fps | H.264, H.265 - 60 fps |
| Additional | AF | AF, EIS, f/1.8 |
CAMERAS - FRONT
| First camera | | |
| Camera type | Wide-angle | Portrait |
| Photo matrix | 12 Mpx | 12 Mpx |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Flash | | |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution | | 1920x1080 px |
| Video formats | H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 30 fps | |
| Additional | FF | FF, EIS, f/2.4 |
SENSORS
| Accelerometer | | |
| Proximity | | |
| Light | | |
| Magnetometer | | |
| Gyroscope | | |
| Barometer | | |
| Altimeter | | |
| Gravity | | |
| Hall-effect | | |
| Iris scanner | | |
| Fingerprint scanner | | |
| Thermometer | | |
| Hygrometer | | |
Data transfer
| xHTML | | |
| WAP | | v2.0 |
| HSCSD | | |
| HSDPA | 42.20 Mbit/s | |
| HSUPA | 5.76 Mbit/s | |
| HSPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| LTE DL | | |
| LTE UP | | |
| WIMAX+ | | |
| GPRS | | |
| EDGE | | |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.3 |
| A2DP Profile | | |
| HDMI | | |
| WiFi | v802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax | v802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax |
| WiFi frequencies | 2,4 GHz; 5 GHz | 2,4 GHz; 5 GHz |
| WiFi Direct | | |
| WiFi Display | | |
| DLNA | | |
| Miracast | | |
| WiFi hotspot | | |
| IrDA | | |
| USB | v3.2 Type-C | v3.0 Type-C |
| GPS | | |
| A-GPS | | |
| GLONASS | | |
| Beidou | | |
| Galileo | | |
| QZSS | | |
| NFC | | |
COMMUNICATION AND MESSAGING
| Call waiting | | |
| Conferency | | |
| Call forwarding | | |
| Push To Talk | | |
| Instant Messenger | | |
| SMS | | |
| EMS | | |
| MMS | | |
| Dictionary | T9 | |
| Swype | | |
| e-mail client | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP | |
| Hardware QWERTY keyboard | | |
| RSS Reader | | |
Multimedia
| Radio | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Stereo speakers | 4 | 4 |
| Audio Jack | | |
| HD Voice | | |
| Sound formats | AAC, AAC+, AMR, FLAC, MID, OGA, OGG, WAV, eAAC+ | AAC, FLAC |
| Polyphony | | |
| Video ringtone | | |
| Ring composer | | |
| Games | | |
| Java | ART | |
| Videophone | | |
| DVB-H television | | |
| TV-Out | | |
PIM AND ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
| Watch | | |
| Stopwatch | | |
| Alarm | | |
| Calculator | | |
| Currency converter | | |
| Organizer | | |
| Calendar | | |
| Flight mode | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Data and fax | | |
| Screensaver | | |
| Themes | | |
| Interchangeable covers | | |
| Voice dial | | |
| Speakerphone | | |
| Recorder | | |
| Vibrations | | |
