Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 vs Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) Specs Comparison

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Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025)
Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025)
Released · Oct 05, 2023
Released · Mar 12, 2025
8.7-inch · 1340x800px
10.9-inch · 2360x1640px
Single camera
Single camera
4GB · 64GB
6GB · 128GB
5100 mAh
7698 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Mar 04, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
$349

Design

Dimensions
8.31 x 4.91 x 0.31 inches
211 x 124.7 x 8 mm
9.79 x 7.07 x 0.28 inches
248.6 x 179.5 x 7 mm
Weight
11.71 oz / 332.0 g 16.97 oz / 481.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Colors
Graphite, Silver, Navy Silver, Blue, Pink, Yellow

Display

Size
8.7-inch, 81.65% screen-to-body 10.9-inch, 80.44% screen-to-body
Type
TFT, 60Hz IPS LCD, 60Hz, 500 nits
Resolution
1340x800px, 16:10 ratio, 179 PPI 2360x1640px, 264 PPI
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested 529 (Poor)
Bright Min
Untested 2 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
Mediatek Helio G99 (6 nm) Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2x2.2GHz Cortex-A76
6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-G57 MC2 Apple GPU 4-core
Memory
4GB/64GB
4GB/128GB
8GB/128GB
6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (14, 13) iPadOS (18.x)
PhoneArena Performance Test
GeekBench 6 Single
Untested 2464
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested 5837
3D Mark High
Untested 2538
3D Mark Low
Untested 2284

Battery

Type
5100 mAh, Li - Polymer 7698 mAh
Charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
4h 36min
Browsing
10h 17min
Video
6h 20min
Gaming
7h 42min

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) 12 MP
Aperture size: F1.8
Video recording
Yes Yes
Front
2 MP 12 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3 5.3
WLAN
dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
Wi-Fi 6
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share

Cellular

5G Bands
5G Ready
LTE Bands
1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66
TDD Bands
38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM eSIM

Alternative variants

With 128GB internal storage
Memory 128GB
With 8GB RAM and 128GB internal storage
Memory 8GB/128GB
Wi-fi Only
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