Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 vs Lenovo Tab Plus vs Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) Specs Comparison

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8.6
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9
8.5
Lenovo Tab Plus
6.7
Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025)
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Lenovo Tab Plus Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025)
Released · Aug 11, 2023
Released · Jun 20, 2024
Released · Mar 12, 2025
11.0-inch · 2560x1600px
11.5-inch · 2000x1200px
11.0-inch · 2360x1640px
Single camera
Single camera
Single camera
8GB · 128GB
8GB · 128GB
8GB · 128GB
8400 mAh
8600 mAh
7606 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Jul 26, 2023 Jun 20, 2024 Mar 04, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/128GB - $800 €280 8GB/128GB - $599 | €699
8GB/512GB - $829
8GB/1024GB - $1329

Design

Dimensions
10.01 x 6.53 x 0.23 inches
254.3 x 165.8 x 5.9 mm
10.56 x 6.86 x 0.54 inches
268.3 x 174.3 x 13.6 mm
9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches
247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm
Weight
17.57 oz / 498.0 g 22.93 oz / 650.0 g 16.23 oz / 460.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Aluminum
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IP68 Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Colors
Beige, Graphite Luna grey Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue

Display

Size
11.0-inch, 83.20% screen-to-body 11.5-inch, 80.54% screen-to-body 11.0-inch, 82.73% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR IPS LCD, 90Hz, 400 nits IPS LCD, 60Hz, 500 nits
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 274 PPI 2000x1200px, 5:3 ratio, 203 PPI 2360x1640px, 261 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested 536 (Poor)
Bright Min
1.6 (Good) Untested 1.7 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm) MediaTek Helio G99 (6 nm) Apple M3
Processor
Octa-core
1x3.36GHz Cortex-X3
2x2.8GH​z Cortex-A715
2x2.8​GHz Cortex-A710
3x2.0​GHz Cortex-A510
Octa-core
2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Octa-core
GPU
Adreno 740 Mali-G57 MC2 Apple GPU 9-core
Memory
8GB/128GB (UFS)
12GB/256GB
8GB/128GB (UFS 2.2) 8GB/128GB
8GB/256GB
8GB/512GB
8GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB microSDXC not expandable
OS
Android (14, 13) Android (14) iPadOS (18.x)
PhoneArena Performance Test
GeekBench 6 Single
2128 Untested 3017
GeekBench 6 Multi
5657 Untested 11728
3D Mark High
3853 Untested 5177
3D Mark Low
3033 Untested 3262

Battery

Type
8400 mAh, Li - Polymer 8600 mAh, Li - Ion 7606 mAh
Charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W Wired: 45.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
8h 6min
Video
6h 25min
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
4h 18min
Browsing
9h 35min
Video
6h 45min
Gaming
5h 12min

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.4"
Pixel size: 1.0 μm
8 MP (Autofocus) 12 MP
Aperture size: F1.8
Sensor size: 1/3"
Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Flash
LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps) 1080p (30 fps) 4K UHD (60 fps)
Front
12 MP
Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)
8 MP
Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)
12 MP
Video capture: 1080p (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3 5.2 5.3
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 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, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou GPS, Glonass, Galileo GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers Multiple speakers Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78 5G Ready
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
TDD Bands
38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM eSIM