Apple iPad 10.2 (9th Gen, 2021) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A11

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Overview

Why Apple iPad?

Apple A13 Bionic chipset
10.2 inches display
3 GB/64 GB
8557 mAh battery

Why Samsung Galaxy?

MediaTek Helio G99 chipset
8.7 inches display
90 Hz refresh
4 GB/64 GB
5100 mAh battery

Apple iPad 10.2

Score

Samsung Galaxy Tab

57	Display	58
49	Camera	48
58	Performance

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Apple iPad 10.2

Samsung Galaxy Tab

Apple iPad 10.2

Summary

Samsung Galaxy Tab

10.2 inches IPS LCD 1620 x 2160 pixels	Screen	8.7 inches TFT LCD 800 x 1340 pixels
Apple A13 Bionic	SoC	MediaTek Helio G99
8 megapixels	Camera	8 megapixels
8557 mAh	Battery	5100 mAh
iPadOS 15 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.4)	OS	Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
487 g (17.18 oz)	Weight	335 g (11.82 oz)

Apple iPad 10.2

Display

Samsung Galaxy Tab

IPS LCD	Type	TFT LCD
10.2 inches	Size	8.7 inches
1620 x 2160 pixels	Resolution	800 x 1340 pixels
4:3	Aspect ratio	5:3
265 ppi	PPI	179 ppi
60 Hz	Refresh rate	90 Hz
No	Adaptive refresh rate	No
500 nits	Max rated brightness	500 nits
—	Max rated brightness in HDR	—
No	HDR support	No
Tempered glass	Screen protection	Tempered glass
73.80%	Screen-to-body ratio	81.90%
- DCI-P3	Display features	—
—	Display tests	—
97.90%	RGB color space	78.60%
40000 Hz	PWM	Not detected
27 ms	Response time	29 ms
1014:1	Contrast	1461:1
493 nits	Peak brightness test (auto)	437 nits

Apple iPad 10.2

Benchmarks

Samsung Galaxy Tab

1792	Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)	732
4214	Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)	2049
—	Compute Score (GPU)	1314
—	Compute Score (GPU)	1314
1792	Single-core score	732
4214	Multi-core score	2049
1087108	AnTuTu Benchmark 11	545546
272419	CPU	250145
317618	GPU	43322
149125	Memory	116331
347946	UX	135748
1087108	Total score	545546
—	3DMark Steel Nomad Light	—
85%	Stability	—
10 FPS	Graphics test	—
2552	Graphics score	—
2552	3DMark Solar Bay	—
—	Graphics test	—
—	Section 1	—
—	Section 2	—
—	Section 3	—
—	Graphics score	—
—	PCMark 3.0	8788
—	Web score	10433
—	Video editing	4521
—	Photo editing	14671
—	Data manipulation	7520
—	Writing score	11923

Apple iPad 10.2

Performance

Samsung Galaxy Tab

—	SoC	—
Apple A13 Bionic	Chipset	MediaTek Helio G99
2650 MHz	Max clock	2200 MHz
6 (2 + 4)	CPU cores	8 (2 + 6)
- 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Thunder - 2 cores at 2.65 GHz: Lightning	Architecture	- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76
—	L3 cache	—
TSMC	Manufacturing	TSMC
7 nanometers	Lithography process	6 nanometers
Apple Neural Engine	Neural processor (NPU)	Yes
—	GPU	—
Apple GPU 4-core	Graphics	Mali-G57 MP2
256	GPU shading units	64
1230 MHz	GPU clock	1000 MHz
~629.8 GFLOPS	FLOPS	~128 GFLOPS

Apple iPad 10.2

Design and build

Samsung Galaxy Tab

250.6 mm (9.87 inches)	Height	211 mm (8.31 inches)
174.1 mm (6.85 inches)	Width	124.7 mm (4.91 inches)
7.5 mm (0.3 inches)	Thickness	8 mm (0.31 inches)
487 g (17.18 oz)	Weight	335 g (11.82 oz)
No	Waterproof	No
—	Advanced cooling	—
Metal	Rear material	Metal
Metal	Frame material	Metal
Silver, Gray	Colors	Silver, Gray
Yes, in-button	Fingerprint scanner	No
436 cm 2 (67.6 inches 2 )	Area	263 cm 2 (40.8 inches 2 )
—	Repairability	Average (2.72/5)
73.80%	Screen-to-body ratio	81.90%

Apple iPad 10.2

Memory

Samsung Galaxy Tab

3 / 64 GB	Configuration	4 / 64 GB
—	RAM	—
3 GB	RAM size	4 GB
LPDDR4X	Memory type	LPDDR4X
2133 MHz	Memory clock	2133 MHz
4	Channels	2
—	Storage	—
64 GB	Storage size	64 GB
NVMe	Storage type	UFS 2.2
No	Memory card	MicroSD
—	Memory card max size	Up to 1024 GB

Apple iPad 10.2

Software

Samsung Galaxy Tab

iPadOS 15 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.4)	Operating system	Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
—	ROM	One UI 8.0
—	OS updates	5 years

Apple iPad 10.2

Battery

Samsung Galaxy Tab

8557 mAh	Capacity	5100 mAh
30 W	Max charge power	15 W
Li-Ion	Battery type	Li-Ion
No	Replaceable	No
No	Wireless charging	No
No	Reverse charging	No
Yes (24% in 30 min)	Fast charging	Yes (51% in 60 min)
2:45 hr	Full charging time	2:28 hr
—	Battery cycles	1200 cycles

Apple iPad 10.2

Main camera

Samsung Galaxy Tab

8 megapixels	Matrix	8 megapixels
—	Image resolution	3264 x 2448
Digital	Zoom	Digital
No	Flash	No
Digital	Stabilization	Digital
No	8K video recording	No
No	4K video recording	No
Up to 30FPS	1080p video recording	Up to 30FPS
1) Standard: 8 MP	Lenses	1) Standard: 8 MP
-	Camera features	-
—	Standard lens	—
8 MP	Image resolution	8 MP
f/2.4	Aperture	—
31 mm	Focal length	—
—	Sensor size	—
1.12 micron	Pixel size	—
Phase autofocus	Autofocus	Phase autofocus
Digital	Stabilization	Digital

Apple iPad 10.2

Selfie camera

Samsung Galaxy Tab

12 megapixels	Megapixels	5 megapixels
4032 x 3024	Image resolution	—
f/2.4	Aperture	f/2.0
—	Sensor	CMOS
No	Autofocus	No
Digital	Stabilization	No
1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS	Video resolution	1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
No	Depth sensor (TOF 3D)	No

Apple iPad 10.2

Connectivity

Samsung Galaxy Tab

Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)	Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display	Wi-Fi features	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display
4.2	Bluetooth version	5.3
—	Bluetooth features	LE
No	USB type	USB Type-C
2	USB version	2
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG	USB features	- Charging - USB-Storage mode
No	DisplayPort	No
GPS, GLONASS	GPS	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
No	NFC*	No
No	Infrared port	No
—	Network	—
1	Number of SIM*	1
Nano	Type of SIM card	Nano
—	Multi SIM mode	—
Yes	eSIM support*	Yes
No	Hybrid slot	No
—	2G network	GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz	3G network	UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)
LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66, 71	4G network	LTE B1(2100), B2(1900), B3(1800), B4(AWS), B5(850), B7(2600), B8(900), B12(700), B17(700), B20(800), B28(700), B66(AWS-3)
No	5G support	No

Apple iPad 10.2

Sound

Samsung Galaxy Tab

Stereo	Speakers	Stereo
Yes	Headphone audio jack	Yes
No	FM radio	No
Yes	Dolby Atmos	Yes
—	Speakers test	—
91.9 dB	Max loudness	82.8 dB

Apple iPad 10.2

Other

Samsung Galaxy Tab

Mid-range	Category	Budget
September 2021	Announced	September 2025
September 2021	Release date	October 2025
—	SAR (body)	0.29 W/kg
- Barometer - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint	Sensors	- Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass
Yes, 20 W	Bundled charger	Not included