Apple Ipad Air 2020 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Fe 5g

General

Also Known As
Also Known As	Apple iPad Air 4	-
Brand
Brand	Apple	Samsung
Custom UI
Custom UI	-	Samsung One UI
Fingerprint Sensor
Fingerprint Sensor	Yes	Yes
Launch Date
Launch Date	October 23, 2020 (Official)	October 7, 2023 (Official)
Model
Model	iPad Air 2020	Galaxy Tab S9 FE 5G
Network
Network	5G: Not Supported in India, 4G: Not Available, 3G: Not Available	5G: Supported in India, 4G: Available Supported in India, 3G: Available, 2G: Available
Operating System
Operating System	iPadOS v14	Android v13
Quick Charging
Quick Charging	-	Yes
SIM Size
SIM Size	-	SIM1: Nano
SIM Slot(s)
SIM Slot(s)	-	Single SIM, GSM

Battery

Capacity
Capacity	-	8000 mAh
Quick Charging
Quick Charging	-	Yes, Fast, 45W
TalkTime
TalkTime	-	Up to 69 Hours(4G)
Type
Type	Li-Polymer	Li-ion
USB Type-C
USB Type-C	Yes	Yes
User Replaceable
User Replaceable	No	No

Camera

Autofocus
Autofocus	Yes, Phase Detection autofocus, Dual Pixel autofocus	-
Camera Features
Camera Features	Digital Zoom Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus	-
Flash
Flash	Yes, Retina Flash	-
Image Resolution
Image Resolution	4000 x 3000 Pixels	-
Resolution
Resolution	7 MP Front Camera	-
Sensor
Sensor	BSI Sensor	-
Settings
Settings	Exposure compensation, ISO control	-
Shooting Modes
Shooting Modes	High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) Burst mode	-
Video Recording
Video Recording	1920x1080 @ 60 fps	-

Design

Build Material
Build Material	Back: Aluminium	Back: Aluminium
Colours
Colours	Space Gray, Silver, Rose Gold, Green, Sky Blue	Silver, Mint, Gray, Lavender
Height
Height	247.6 mm	254.3 mm
Ruggedness
Ruggedness	-	Dust proof
Thickness
Thickness	6.1 mm	6.5 mm
Waterproof
Waterproof	-	Yes, Water resistant (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter), IP68
Weight
Weight	458 grams	524 grams
Width
Width	178.5 mm	165.8 mm

Display

Display Colour
Display Colour	16M	-
Display Type
Display Type	IPS LCD	TFT
Pixel Density
Pixel Density	264 ppi	249 ppi
Screen Protection
Screen Protection	Yes	-
Screen Resolution
Screen Resolution	1640 x 2360 pixels	1440 x 2304 pixels
Screen Size
Screen Size	10.9 inches (27.69 cm)	10.9 inches (27.69 cm)
Screen to Body Ratio
Screen to Body Ratio	81.07 %	81.99 %
Touch Screen
Touch Screen	Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch	Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

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Front Camera

Resolution
Resolution	-	12 MP, Ultra-Wide Angle, Primary Camera

Key Specs

Display
Display	10.9" (27.69 cm)	-

Main Camera

Autofocus
Autofocus	-	Yes
Camera Features
Camera Features	-	Digital Zoom
Flash
Flash	-	No
Image Resolution
Image Resolution	-	3264 x 2448 Pixels
Optical Image Stabilisation
Optical Image Stabilisation	-	No
Resolution
Resolution	-	8 MP, Primary Camera
Video Recording
Video Recording	-	3840x2160 @ 30 fps 1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Multimedia

Audio Features
Audio Features	Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus	Dolby Atmos
Audio Jack
Audio Jack	USB Type-C	USB Type-C
FM Radio
FM Radio	No	No
Fm Radio
FM Radio	No	-
Loudspeaker
Loudspeaker	-	Yes
Music
Music	Yes, Music Formats: AAX, AAX+, AC3, M4A (Apple lossless), MP3, WAV	-
Video Player
Video Player	Yes, Video Formats: H.264, M4V, MOV, MP4, MPEG4	-
Video player
Video player	Yes, Video Formats: H.264, M4V, MOV, MP4, MPEG4	-

Network & Connectivity

Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Yes, v5.0	Yes, v5.3
GPS
GPS	Yes	Yes with Glonass
NFC
NFC	-	No
Network Support
Network Support	5G Not Supported in India	5G Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G
SIM 1
SIM 1	-	5G Bands: FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28 / N66 TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) 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) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available
USB Connectivity
USB Connectivity	Mass storage device, USB charging	Mass storage device, USB charging
VoLTE
VoLTE	-	Yes
Voice Calling
Voice Calling	No	Yes
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	-	Yes, Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz 6GHz, MIMO
Wi-Fi Features
Wi-Fi Features	-	Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot
WiFi
WiFi	Yes, Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax), MIMO	-

Performance

Architecture
Architecture	64 bit	64 bit
Chipset
Chipset	Apple A14 Bionic	Samsung Exynos 1380
Coprocessor
Coprocessor	Apple M14 motion	-
Graphics
Graphics	Apple GPU (four-core graphics)	Mali-G68 MP5
Processor
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
RAM	4 GB	-

Smart TV Features

Camera
Camera	12 MP	-

Special Features

Browser
Browser	Yes, HTML5	-
Email
Email	Yes	-
Fingerprint Sensor Position
Fingerprint Sensor Position	Top	Side
Games
Games	Yes	-
Instant Messaging
Instant Messaging	Yes	-
Other Facilities
Other Facilities	World clock, Calendar, Alarm, Document viewer	-
Other Sensors
Other Sensors	Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope	Light sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Storage

Expandable Memory
Expandable Memory	No	Yes, Up to 1 TB
Internal Memory
Internal Memory	64 GB	128 GB
User Available Storage
User Available Storage	-	Up to 100 GB