Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra Specs Comparison

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6.4
Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025)
8.1
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
Released · Mar 12, 2025
Released · Mar 11, 2026
10.9-inch · 2360x1640px
6.9-inch · 3120x1440px
Single camera
Quad camera
6GB · 128GB
12GB · 256GB
7698 mAh
5000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Mar 04, 2025 Feb 25, 2026
Prices (MSRP)
$349 12GB/256GB - $1300
12GB/512GB - $1500
16GB/1TB - $1800

Design

Dimensions
9.79 x 7.07 x 0.28 inches
248.6 x 179.5 x 7 mm
6.44 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches (~0.39 inches with camera bump)
163.6 x 78.1 x 7.9 mm (~10 mm with camera bump)
Weight
16.97 oz / 481.0 g 7.55 oz / 214.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Features
Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Silver, Blue, Pink, Yellow Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold

Display

Size
10.9-inch, 80.44% screen-to-body 6.9-inch, 90.30% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 60Hz, 500 nits Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits
Resolution
2360x1640px, 264 PPI 3120x1440px, 19.5:9 ratio, 498 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
529 (Poor) 2420 (Excellent)
Bright Min
2 (Good) 0.8 (Excellent)

Hardware

System chip
Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy SM8850-1-AD (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2x4.74GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L
6x3.63GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M
GPU
Apple GPU 4-core Adreno 840
Memory
6GB/128GB 12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0)
12GB/512GB
16GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
iPadOS (18.x) Android (16), up to 7 OS updates
PhoneArena Performance Test
GeekBench 6 Single
2464 3753
GeekBench 6 Multi
5837 11259
3D Mark High
2538 7801
3D Mark Low
2284 3741

Battery

Type
7698 mAh 5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery
Qi2 wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 60.0W
Wireless: 15.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
4h 36min
Browsing
10h 17min
Video
6h 20min
Gaming
7h 42min
Battery Life Estimate
7h 35min
Browsing
20h 10min
Video
9h 54min
Gaming
9h 17min

Camera

Rear
Single camera Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP
Aperture size: F1.8
200 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Sensor name: Samsung ISOCELL HP2
Aperture size: F1.4
Focal length: 23 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.3"
Pixel size: 0.6 μm
Second camera
50 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF)
Sensor name: Samsung JN3
Aperture size: F1.9
Sensor size: 1/2.5"
Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Third camera
10 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF)
Sensor name: Sony IMX754
Optical zoom: 3.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Sensor size: 1/3.94"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Fourth camera
50 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF)
Sensor name: Sony IMX854
Optical zoom: 5.0x
Aperture size: F2.9
Focal Length: 115 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.52"
Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Flash
LED
Video recording
Yes 8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
12 MP 12 MP (PDAF, HDR)
Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)
PhoneArena Camera Tests
N/A
Overall
N/A
Photo
N/A
Video
157
Overall
165
Photo
149
Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3 6.0
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback 32-Bit DAC, aptX, aptX-HD

Cellular

5G Bands
5G Ready n1, n2, n5, n7, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n257, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
TDD Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
eSIM Nano SIM, eSIM
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