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Apple Ipad Air 2020 Wifi 256gb Vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Fe 256gb

General

Brand

Apple Samsung

Custom UI

- Samsung One UI

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes Yes

Launch Date

October 23, 2020 (Official) October 7, 2023 (Official)

Model

iPad Air 2020 WiFi 256GB Galaxy Tab S9 FE 256GB

Network

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

Operating System

iPadOS v14 Android v13

Quick Charging

- Yes

Battery

Capacity

- 8000 mAh

Quick Charging

- Yes, Fast, 45W

Type

Li-Polymer Li-ion

USB Type-C

Yes Yes

User Replaceable

No No

Camera

Autofocus

Yes, Phase Detection autofocus, Dual Pixel autofocus -

Camera Features

Digital Zoom Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus -

Flash

Yes, Retina Flash -

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels -

Resolution

7 MP Front Camera -

Sensor

BSI Sensor -

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control -

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) Burst mode -

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 60 fps -

Design

Build Material

Back: Aluminium Back: Aluminium

Colours

Space Gray, Silver, Rose Gold, Green, Sky Blue Silver, Mint, Gray, Lavender

Height

247.6 mm 254.3 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

458 grams 523 grams

Width

178.5 mm 165.8 mm

Display

Display Colour

16M -

Display Type

IPS LCD TFT

Pixel Density

264 ppi 249 ppi

Screen Protection

Yes -

Screen Resolution

1640 x 2360 pixels 1440 x 2304 pixels

Screen Size

10.9 inches (27.69 cm) 10.9 inches (27.69 cm)

Screen to Body Ratio

81.07 % 81.99 %

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

Key Specs

Display

10.9" (27.69 cm) -

Main Camera

Autofocus

- Yes

Camera Features

- Digital Zoom

Flash

- No

Image Resolution

- 3264 x 2448 Pixels

Optical Image Stabilisation

- No

Resolution

- 8 MP, Primary Camera

Video Recording

- 3840x2160 @ 30 fps 1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Multimedia

Audio Features

Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus Dolby Atmos

Audio Jack

USB Type-C USB Type-C

FM Radio

No No

Fm Radio

No -

Music

Yes, Music Formats: AAX, AAX+, AC3, M4A (Apple lossless), MP3, WAV -

Video Player

Yes, Video Formats: H.264, M4V, MOV, MP4, MPEG4 -

Video player

Yes, Video Formats: H.264, M4V, MOV, MP4, MPEG4 -

Network & Connectivity

Bluetooth

Yes, v5.0 Yes, v5.3

GPS

Yes Yes with Glonass

NFC

- No

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India 5G Not Supported in India

USB Connectivity

Mass storage device, USB charging Mass storage device, USB charging

Voice Calling

No -

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

- Wi-Fi Direct

WiFi

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

Performance

Architecture

64 bit 64 bit

Chipset

Apple A14 Bionic Samsung Exynos 1380

Coprocessor

Apple M14 motion -

Graphics

Apple GPU (four-core graphics) Mali-G68 MP5

Processor

Hexa Core (3.1 GHz, Dual core, Firestorm + 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Icestorm) Octa core (2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 + 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55)

Ram

4 GB -

Smart TV Features

Camera

12 MP -

Special Features

Browser

Yes, HTML5 -

Email

Yes -

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Top Side

Games

Yes -

Instant Messaging

Yes -

Other Facilities

World clock, Calendar, Alarm, Document viewer -

Other Sensors

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

Storage

Expandable Memory

No Yes, Up to 1 TB

Internal Memory

256 GB 256 GB

User Available Storage

- Up to 218 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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