Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 14, 2021	Sep 04, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
	12GB/128GB - $799

Design

Dimensions
9.84 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches 250 x 174.1 x 7.5 mm	9.99 x 6.51 x 0.22 inches 253.7 x 165.3 x 5.58 mm
Weight
17.18 oz / 487.0 g	16.97 oz / 481.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Yes; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control
Colors
Silver, Space gray	Grey

Display

Size
10.2-inch, 74.94% screen-to-body	11.0-inch, 83.20% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 60Hz, 500 nits	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1600 nits
Resolution
2160x1620px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI	2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 274 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	1490 (Good)
Bright Min
1.8 (Good)	1.6 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm)	MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ MT6991 (3 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2650 MHz Lightning and Thunde	Octa-core 1x3.62GHz Cortex-X925 3x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A720
GPU
Yes	Immortalis-G925 MC12
Memory
64GB	12GB/128GB (UFS) 12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 2048 GB
OS
iPadOS (15.x)	Android (16)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	2776
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	8811
3D Mark High
Untested	6313
3D Mark Low
Untested	4244

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Battery

Type
8526 mAh, Li - Ion	8400 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charge speed
	Wired: 45.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

11h 40min

Gaming

8h 22min

Battery Life Estimate

5h 9min

Browsing

9h 56min

Video

6h 55min

Gaming

11h 26min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.4	13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps)
Front
12 MP (HDR)	12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Lightning	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Video recording

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

Wi-Fi Only

Weight	17.18 oz / 487.0 g

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