It’s hard to say without knowing what settings you used. Did you set it to 200MP mode? If so that’s meant for kind of a perfect daytime lighting situation.
There are settings to make it shoot faster by default and a Pro mode to adjust the shutter speed manually too
I’ve owned several models of iPads and several Android tablets.
I don’t know how you can say android tablets suck. We’re not in the Nexus 7 or Amazon Fire days anymore, Galaxy Tab S9 has a better screen, better multi-tasking, a desktop mode, ability to sideload, etc. On top of generally having the better ratio for media consumption
iPad’s strength is in its exclusive apps. That’s… About it.
Don’t do the FE.
S23+ if your priority is battery life S23 Ultra if your priority is camera and S-pen
Also we’re getting the S24 lineup in less than 2 months if you can wait