Apple iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A9
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Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025) Manufactured in March, 2025, with display 11 with chipsetApple A16 Bionic, vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A9, Manufactured in October, 2023with chipsetMediaTek Helio G99. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025)
- Larger display: 11in
- Higher pixel density: 264ppi
- Higher battery capacity: 7698mAh vs 5100mAh
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Tab A9
- Lighter design: 333g vs 477g
Versions
| Memory Options | - 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 6/512 GB |
- 4/64 GB - 4/128 GB - 8/128 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | TFT LCD |
| Size | 11 in | 8.7 in |
| Resolution | 1640x2360 pixels | 800x1340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 5:3 |
| Pixel density | 264 ppi | 179 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 500 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 80.8 % | 81.9 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | n/a |
| sRGB gamut | 96.2 % | 81.2 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 21120 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 38 ms | 44 ms |
| Contrast | 531:1 | 1389:1 |
Design & Build
| Height | 248.6 mm (9.79 in) | 211 mm (8.31 in) |
| Width | 179.5 mm (7.07 in) | 124.7 mm (4.91 in) |
| Thickness | 7 mm (0.28 in) | 8 mm (0.31 in) |
| Weight | 477 g (16.83 oz) | 333 g (11.75 oz) |
| Area | 446 cm² (69.13 in²) | 263 cm² (40.77 in²) |
| Water resistance | No | No |
| Back panel | Metal | Metal |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Silver - Blue - Pink - Yellow |
- Silver - Gray - Blue |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A16 Bionic | MediaTek Helio G99 |
| Max Frequency | 3460 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4/2.02 (Sawtooth) - 2/3.46 (Everest) |
- 6/2 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.2 (Cortex-A76) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 6 nm |
| Neural Processor | Apple Neural Engine | Yes |
| Graphics | Apple A16 GPU | Mali-G57 MP2 |
| GPU Cores | 640 | 64 |
| GPU Frequency | 1398 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1789.4 GFLOPS | 128 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2595 | 738 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 6246 | 2025 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 19767 | 1262 |
| CPU | 362548 | 98658 |
| GPU | 410482 | 51808 |
| Memory | 263536 | 85127 |
| UX | 321060 | 65871 |
| NanoReview Score | 1357636 | 301464 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory Card | No | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | iPadOS 18.4 (Upgradeable to iPadOS 18.5) | Android 13 |
| OS Size | 23 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | n/a | One UI 5.1 |
Battery
| Volume | 7698 mAh | 5100 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 30 W | 15 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 60 min) | Yes (50% in 60 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 3:00 h | 2:30 h |
| Web Browsing | n/a | 09:48 h |
| Video Playback | n/a | 14:41 h |
| Games | n/a | 05:35 h |
| Standby Mode | n/a | 132 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 8 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | n/a |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | No |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | No |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12 MP | Standard: 8 MP |
| Features | Bokeh effect |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | n/a |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 2 MP |
| Matrix | 4032x3024 pixels | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | n/a |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | No |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | n/a | 1 |
| SIM Type | eSIM | Nano |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | n/a | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 |
| 3G Bands | UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) | UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900) |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B11/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66/B71) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B28/B66) |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | Yes |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Budget |
| Announced | March, 2025 yr | October, 2023 yr |
| Release Date | March, 2025 yr | October, 2023 yr |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass |
| Charger Included | No | No |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025) the clear winner in this comparison.
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