Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra vs Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Jul 26, 2023	May 07, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
	$1200

Design

Dimensions
12.85 x 8.21 x 0.21 inches 326.4 x 208.6 x 5.4 mm	12.85 x 8.21 x 0.22 inches 326.4 x 208.6 x 5.5 mm	11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches 280.6 x 214.9 x 6.1 mm
Weight
25.50 oz / 723.0 g	25.82 oz / 732.0 g	21.80 oz / 618.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum		Back: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Colors
Moonstone Gray, Platinum Silver	Beige, Graphite

Display

Size
14.6-inch, 90.77% screen-to-body	14.6-inch, 90.77% screen-to-body	13.0-inch, 86.76% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR	HDR
Resolution
2960x1848px, 16:10 ratio, 239 PPI	2960x1848px, 16:10 ratio, 239 PPI	2732x2048px, 263 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
809 (Poor)	Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.6 (Good)	1.6 (Good)	1.7 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Mediatek Dimensity 9300+ (4 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)	Apple M2
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.25GHz Cortex-X4 3x2.85G​Hz Cortex-X4 4x2.0GH​z Cortex-A720	Octa-core 1x3.36GHz Cortex-X3 2x2.8GH​z Cortex-A715 2x2.8​GHz Cortex-A710 3x2.0​GHz Cortex-A510	Octa-core
GPU
Immortalis-G720 MC12	Adreno 740	10-core GPU
Memory
12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB 16GB/1024GB	12GB/256GB	8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB 8GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (14)	Android (13)	iPadOS (15.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2111	2071	2604
GeekBench 6 Multi
7319	5531	10063
3D Mark High
5352	3905	5377
3D Mark Low
3695	2997	4496

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Battery

Type
11200 mAh	11200 mAh	9705 mAh
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W	Wired: 45.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

4h 51min

Browsing

8h 47min

Video

6h 30min

Gaming

11h 40min

Battery Life Estimate

5h 0min

Browsing

9h 54min

Video

7h 22min

Gaming

9h 10min

Battery Life Estimate

5h 44min

Browsing

14h 42min

Video

7h 48min

Gaming

7h 5min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	13 MP	12 MP Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2	8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Flash
LED	LED	LED
Video recording
	Yes	Yes
Front
12 MP (Dual-Camera)	12 MP (Dual-Camera)	12 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.3	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	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 6E Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Type-C	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou		GPS, A-GPS
Other
		Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback	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	5G Ready	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79
LTE Bands
		1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
TDD Bands
		34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
		1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM	eSIM

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 16GB RA and 1TB internal storage

Memory	16GB/1024GB

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB

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