Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE vs Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M4, 2026) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 02, 2025	Mar 02, 2026
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/128GB - $499 | €579 12GB/256GB - $569 | €629	12GB/128GB - $599 12GB/256GB - $699 12GB/512GB - $899 12GB/1024GB - $1099

Design

Dimensions
10.01 x 6.53 x 0.24 inches 254.3 x 165.8 x 6.0 mm	9.74 x 7.02 x 0.24 inches 247.4 x 178.3 x 6.1 mm
Weight
17.64 oz / 500.0 g Wi-Fi only version - 497 g	16.40 oz / 465.0 g Wi-Fi only - 464 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
	Right: Volume control
Colors
Black, Grey, Blue	Blue, Purple, Starlight, Space Gray

Display

Size
10.9-inch, 81.69% screen-to-body	11.0-inch, 82.93% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 90Hz, 800 nits	IPS LCD, 60Hz, 500 nits
Resolution
2304x1440px, 249 PPI	2360x1640px, 261 PPI
Features
	Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
703 (Poor)	Untested
Bright Min
2.1 (Average)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Exynos 1580 (5 nm)	Apple M4
Processor
Octa-core	Octa-core
GPU
Mali G68 MP5	Apple 9-core GPU
Memory
8GB/128GB 12GB/256GB	12GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB 12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB 12GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2048 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (15)	iOS (26.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1352	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
3866	Untested
3D Mark High
1332	Untested
3D Mark Low
1268	Untested

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Battery

Type
8000 mAh, Li - Ion	7606 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

7h 6min

Browsing

16h 30min

Video

9h 52min

Gaming

10h 46min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP	12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, Autofocus, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Video recording
Yes	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing, Cinematic mode
Front
12 MP	12 MP (Autofocus, HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 1080p (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	6.0
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Wi-Fi 7,dual-band MIMO, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, GNSS
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback

Cellular

5G Bands
5G Ready	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n26, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79
LTE Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
TDD Bands
	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Alternative variants

Wi-Fi Only

Weight	17.53 oz / 497.0 g

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

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