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Apple Ipad Air 2 Wifi Cellular 16gb Vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Fe Plus

General

Brand

Apple Samsung

Custom UI

- Samsung One UI

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes Yes

Launch Date

November 29, 2014 (Official) October 7, 2023 (Official)

Model

iPad Air 2 wifi+cellular 16GB Galaxy Tab S9 FE Plus

Network

5G: Not Supported in India, 4G: Available Supported in India, 3G: Available, 2G: Available 5G: Not Supported in India, 4G: Not Available, 3G: Not Available

Operating System

iOS v8.1 Android v13

Quick Charging

No Yes

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM -

Battery

Capacity

7340 mAh 10090 mAh

Quick Charging

- Yes, Fast, 45W

Type

Li-Polymer Li-ion

USB Type-C

No Yes

User Replaceable

No No

Camera

Autofocus

No -

Camera Features

Digital Zoom Digital image stabilization Face detection Touch to focus -

Flash

No -

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels -

Optical Image Stabilisation

No -

Resolution

1.2 MP f/2.2, Primary Camera -

Sensor

BSI Sensor -

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) Burst mode -

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps -

Design

Build Material

- Back: Aluminium

Colours

Gold, Grey, Silver Silver, Mint, Gray, Lavender

Height

240 mm 285.4 mm

Ruggedness

- Dust proof

Thickness

6.1 mm 6.5 mm

Waterproof

- Yes, Water resistant (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter), IP68

Weight

444 grams 627 grams

Width

169.5 mm 185.4 mm

Display

Display Type

IPS LCD TFT

Pixel Density

264 ppi 243 ppi

Screen Protection

Yes -

Screen Resolution

1536 x 2048 pixels 1600 x 2560 pixels

Screen Size

9.7 inches (24.64 cm) 12.4 inches (31.5 cm)

Screen to Body Ratio

71.63 % 84.55 %

Touch Screen

Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch
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Front Camera

Resolution

- 12 MP, Ultra-Wide Angle, Primary Camera

Main Camera

Autofocus

- Yes

Camera Features

- Digital Zoom

Flash

- No

Image Resolution

- 3264 x 2448 Pixels

Optical Image Stabilisation

- No

Resolution

- 8 MP, Wide Angle, Primary Camera 8 MP, Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Video Recording

- 3840x2160 @ 30 fps 1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Multimedia

Audio Features

- Dolby Atmos

Audio Jack

3.5 mm USB Type-C

FM Radio

No No

Fm Radio

No -

Network & Connectivity

Bluetooth

Yes, v4.0 Yes, v5.3

GPS

Yes with A-GPS, Glonass Yes with Glonass

NFC

No No

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G 5G Not Supported in India

SIM 1

4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) 3G Bands: UMTS 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz 4G Speed: 50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4) 3G Speed: HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑ GPRS: Available EDGE: Available -

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano -

USB Connectivity

USB 2.0 Mass storage device, USB charging

Voice Calling

No -

Wi-Fi

Yes, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz Yes, Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz 6GHz, MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot Wi-Fi Direct

Performance

Architecture

64 bit 64 bit

Chipset

Apple A8X Samsung Exynos 1380

Coprocessor

M8 -

Graphics

PowerVR G6850 Mali-G68 MP5

Processor

Tri core, 1.5 GHz, Cyclone Octa core (2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 + 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55)

Ram

2 GB -

Special Features

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front Side

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope Light sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Storage

Expandable Memory

No Yes, Up to 1 TB

Internal Memory

16 GB 128 GB

User Available Storage

- Up to 99.9 GB
Scoring parameters
How is the score calculated?

This is a relative score calculated on the basis of the following specifications:

  • Performance
  • Smart features (Voice calling, fingerprint sensor)
  • Camera
  • Storage
  • Display

Each tablets has been benchmarked against ~31,000 other phones to calculate the score.

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