Apple iPad Air 11" (7th Gen, 2025) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S11
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Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPad Air 11" (7th Gen, 2025) Manufactured in March, 2025, with display 11 with chipsetApple M3 (iPad), vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S11, Manufactured in September, 2025with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPad Air 11" (7th Gen, 2025)
- Lighter design: 460g vs 469g
- Higher battery capacity: 8900mAh vs 8400mAh
- Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Tab S11
- Higher pixel density: 274ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB - 8/1024 GB |
- 12/128 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 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 | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 11 in | 11 in |
| Resolution | 1640x2360 pixels | 1600x2560 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 16:10 |
| Pixel density | 264 ppi | 274 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes |
| Max brightness | 500 nits | 1000 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 81.5 % | 83.6 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | DCI-P3 |
Design & Build
| Height | 247.6 mm (9.75 in) | 253.8 mm (9.99 in) |
| Width | 178.5 mm (7.03 in) | 165.3 mm (6.51 in) |
| Thickness | 6.1 mm (0.24 in) | 5.5 mm (0.22 in) |
| Weight | 460 g (16.23 oz) | 469 g (16.54 oz) |
| Area | 442 cm² (68.51 in²) | 420 cm² (65.1 in²) |
| Water resistance | No | IP68 |
| Back panel | Metal | Metal |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Gold - Gray - Blue - Purple |
- Silver - Gray |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus |
| Max Frequency | 4050 MHz | 3630 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | 4/2.75 () | - 4/2.4 (Cortex-A720) - 3/3.3 (Cortex-X4) - 1/3.73 (Cortex-X925) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| Neural Processor | Apple Neural Engine | MediaTek NPU 890 |
| Graphics | n/a | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 |
| GPU Cores | n/a | 1536 |
| GPU Frequency | n/a | 1612 MHz |
| FLOPS | n/a | 4952.1 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3037 | 2776 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 11776 | 8811 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 46172 | n/a |
| CPU | 638921 | 597252 |
| GPU | 995610 | 1206646 |
| Memory | 371902 | 509734 |
| UX | 400234 | 42811 |
| NanoReview Score | 2406667 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 6400 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | n/a |
| Memory Card | No | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | iPadOS 18.3 | Android 16 |
| UI Skin | n/a | One UI 8.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 8900 mAh | 8400 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 20 W | 45 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 60 min) | Yes |
| Full Charge Time | 2:16 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 13 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 4128x3096 pixels |
| Zoom | n/a | Digital |
| Flash | No | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | n/a |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12 MP | Standard: 13 MP |
| Features | Bokeh effect |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | n/a | 26 mm |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | 1.22 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Matrix | 4032x3024 pixels | 4000x3000 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | n/a | 1 |
| SIM Type | eSIM | Nano |
| SIM Mode | n/a | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 3G Bands | UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) | n/a |
| 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) | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | 4.0 |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | March, 2025 yr | September, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | March, 2025 yr | September, 2025 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 599 | n/a |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Fingerprint sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 20 W | No |
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