The iPad Air 4 and Samsung Galaxy Tab S7+ are powerful tablets when it comes to multimedia and productivity. Apple tends to dominate the tablet market with its various iPad models, while Android tablets are often better known for their value for money. Samsung is the exception, with its premium slates that rival anything Apple has to offer. We evaluated both devices, taking into account their design, display quality, performance capabilities, battery life, productivity, and price to help you decide which one you should buy.

The iPad Air 4 is one of Apple’s latest slim tablets, building on the design and features of the 2019 iPad Air. You get a slate with minimized bezels and rounded corners, similar to the iPad Pro. The home button has been ditched in favor of swiping up from the bottom. The fingerprint sensor has been combined with the hold button. Last but not least, the iPad Air 4 gets a USB-C port in place of the Lightning port, putting it on par with the iPad Pro series and allowing you to use various USB-C accessories and dongles. The tablet also uses the magnetic Magic Connector, which allows you to sync and charge the Apple Pencil and connect the Magic Keyboard.

The screen is made up of a gorgeous 10.9-inch Liquid Retina display. At 10.9 inches, it’s slightly larger than the iPad Air’s 10.5-inch panel, but it has the same resolution and pixel density of 2360×1640 and 264ppi. The screen is sharp and bright at 500 nits and even looks great outdoors, resulting in sharp text, images, and media content. It’s important to note that the screen doesn’t have a high refresh rate and doesn’t support standards like HDR10.

Despite being an Android tablet, there are some design elements shared between the Galaxy Tab S7+ and the iPad Air 4. Both slim down the bezels as much as possible, remove all buttons from the front of the device and push the buttons to the sides. The fingerprint sensor is integrated into the screen, but is a bit slow to register. Like the Air 4, the Galaxy Tab S7+ is designed to work with additional accessories like Samsung’s Book Cover keyboard and S Pen.