Apple iPad Air 11 (6th Gen, 2024) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S11

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Overview

Why Apple iPad?

Apple M2 (iPad) chipset
11 inches display
8 GB/128 GB
8900 mAh battery

Why Samsung Galaxy?

MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus chipset
11 inches display
120 Hz refresh
12 GB/128 GB
8400 mAh battery

Apple iPad Air

Score

Samsung Galaxy Tab

62	Display	95
84	Camera	73
92	Performance

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Apple iPad Air

Summary

Samsung Galaxy Tab

11 inches IPS LCD 1640 x 2360 pixels	Screen	11 inches Dynamic AMOLED 1600 x 2560 pixels
Apple M2 (iPad)	SoC	MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus
12 megapixels	Camera	13 megapixels
8900 mAh	Battery	8400 mAh
iPadOS 17.5 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.4)	OS	Android 16
461 g (16.26 oz)	Weight	469 g (16.54 oz)

Apple iPad Air

Display

Samsung Galaxy Tab

IPS LCD	Type	Dynamic AMOLED
11 inches	Size	11 inches
1640 x 2360 pixels	Resolution	1600 x 2560 pixels
3:2	Aspect ratio	16:10
264 ppi	PPI	274 ppi
60 Hz	Refresh rate	120 Hz
No	Adaptive refresh rate	Yes
500 nits	Max rated brightness	1000 nits
—	Max rated brightness in HDR	1600 nits
No	HDR support	Yes, HDR10+
Tempered glass	Screen protection	Tempered glass
81.50%	Screen-to-body ratio	83.60%
- DCI-P3	Display features	- DCI-P3
—	Display tests	—
99.40%	RGB color space	99.50%
Not detected	PWM	480 Hz
52 ms	Response time	1 ms
1265:1	Contrast	∞ Infinity
475 nits	Peak brightness test (auto)	944 nits

Apple iPad Air

Benchmarks

Samsung Galaxy Tab

2619	Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)	2742
10084	Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)	8933
43394	Compute Score (GPU)	21988
43394	Compute Score (GPU)	21988
2619	Single-core score	2742
10084	Multi-core score	8933
2536320	AnTuTu Benchmark 11	2873296
841074	CPU	838002
801119	GPU	1024333
371059	Memory	398068
523068	UX	612893
2536320	Total score	2873296
2159	3DMark Steel Nomad Light	2385
74%	Stability	73%
16 FPS	Graphics test	18 FPS
2159	Graphics score	2385
7323	3DMark Solar Bay	10813
28 FPS	Graphics test	41 FPS
38 FPS	Section 1	47 FPS
28 FPS	Section 2	42 FPS
17 FPS	Section 3	35 FPS
7323	Graphics score	10813
—	PCMark 3.0	17770
—	Web score	14704
—	Video editing	7384
—	Photo editing	41221
—	Data manipulation	13970
—	Writing score	27706

Apple iPad Air

Performance

Samsung Galaxy Tab

—	SoC	—
Apple M2 (iPad)	Chipset	MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus
3490 MHz	Max clock	3630 MHz
8 (4 + 4)	CPU cores	8 (1 + 3 + 4)
- 4 cores at 2.42 GHz: Blizzard - 4 cores at 3.49 GHz: Avalanche	Architecture	- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 - 1 core at 3.73 GHz: Cortex-X925
—	L3 cache	12 MB
TSMC	Manufacturing	TSMC
5 nanometers	Lithography process	3 nanometers
Apple Neural Engine	Neural processor (NPU)	MediaTek NPU 890
—	GPU	—
Apple GPU 10-core	Graphics	Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12
1024	GPU shading units	1536
1398 MHz	GPU clock	1612 MHz
~2863.1 GFLOPS	FLOPS	~4952.1 GFLOPS

Apple iPad Air

Design and build

Samsung Galaxy Tab

247.6 mm (9.75 inches)	Height	253.8 mm (9.99 inches)
178.5 mm (7.03 inches)	Width	165.3 mm (6.51 inches)
6.1 mm (0.24 inches)	Thickness	5.5 mm (0.22 inches)
461 g (16.26 oz)	Weight	469 g (16.54 oz)
No	Waterproof	IP68
—	Advanced cooling	Vapor chamber
Metal	Rear material	Metal
Metal	Frame material	Metal
Gold, Gray, Blue, Purple	Colors	Silver, Gray
Yes, in-button	Fingerprint scanner	Yes, in-display
442 cm 2 (68.5 inches 2 )	Area	420 cm 2 (65 inches 2 )
—	Repairability	Average (2.86/5)
81.50%	Screen-to-body ratio	83.60%

Apple iPad Air

Memory

Samsung Galaxy Tab

8 / 128 GB	Configuration	12 / 128 GB
—	RAM	—
8 GB	RAM size	12 GB
LPDDR5	Memory type	LPDDR5X
6400 MHz	Memory clock	5333 MHz
4	Channels	4
—	Storage	—
128 GB	Storage size	128 GB
NVMe	Storage type	UFS 3.1
No	Memory card	MicroSD
—	Memory card max size	Up to 2048 GB

Apple iPad Air

Software

Samsung Galaxy Tab

iPadOS 17.5 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.4)	Operating system	Android 16
—	ROM	One UI 8.0
—	OS updates	5 years

Apple iPad Air

Battery

Samsung Galaxy Tab

8900 mAh	Capacity	8400 mAh
20 W	Max charge power	45 W
Li-Ion	Battery type	Li-Po
No	Replaceable	No
No	Wireless charging	No
No	Reverse charging	No
Yes (50% in 60 min)	Fast charging	Yes (50% in 40 min)
2:17 hr	Full charging time	1:30 hr
—	Battery cycles	1200 cycles

Apple iPad Air

Main camera

Samsung Galaxy Tab

12 megapixels	Matrix	13 megapixels
4032 x 3024	Image resolution	4128 x 3096
Digital	Zoom	Digital
No	Flash	LED
Digital	Stabilization	Digital
No	8K video recording	No
Up to 60FPS	4K video recording	Up to 60FPS
Up to 60FPS	1080p video recording	Up to 60FPS
1) Standard: 12 MP	Lenses	1) Standard: 13 MP
- Bokeh mode	Camera features	-
—	Standard lens	—
12 MP	Image resolution	13 MP
f/1.8	Aperture	f/2.0
—	Focal length	26 mm
—	Sensor size	1/3.4 (≈ 0.29 inch)
1.22 micron	Pixel size	1 micron
Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)	Autofocus	Phase autofocus
Digital	Stabilization	Digital

Apple iPad Air

Selfie camera

Samsung Galaxy Tab

12 megapixels	Megapixels	12 megapixels
4032 x 3024	Image resolution	4000 x 3000
f/2.4	Aperture	f/2.4
CMOS	Sensor	CMOS
No	Autofocus	No
Digital	Stabilization	Digital
1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS	Video resolution	2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
No	Depth sensor (TOF 3D)	No

Apple iPad Air

Connectivity

Samsung Galaxy Tab

3.1	USB version	3.2
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG	USB features	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG
Yes	DisplayPort	Yes
GPS, GLONASS	GPS	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
No	NFC*	No
No	Infrared port	No
—	Network	—
—	Number of SIM*	1
eSIM	Type of SIM card	Nano
—	Multi SIM mode	Standby
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, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71	4G network	LTE B1(2100), B2(1900), B3(1800), B4(AWS), B5(850), B7(2600), B8(900), B12(700), B13(700), B17(700), B20(800), B25(1900), B26(850), B28(700), B32(1500), B66(AWS-3)
Yes	5G support	Yes
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)	Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display	Wi-Fi features	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display
5.3	Bluetooth version	5.4
LE	Bluetooth features	LE
USB Type-C	USB type	USB Type-C

Apple iPad Air

Sound

Samsung Galaxy Tab

Stereo	Speakers	4
No	Headphone audio jack	No
No	FM radio	No
Yes	Dolby Atmos	Yes
—	Speakers test	—
72.4 dB	Max loudness	86.9 dB

Apple iPad Air

Other

Samsung Galaxy Tab

Flagship	Category	Flagship
May 2024	Announced	September 2025
May 2024	Release date	September 2025
—	SAR (body)	0.99 W/kg
- Barometer - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Fingerprint	Sensors	- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint
Yes, 20 W	Bundled charger	Not included