Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 vs Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 04, 2025	Mar 04, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
12GB/128GB - $799	$349

Design

Dimensions
9.99 x 6.51 x 0.22 inches 253.7 x 165.3 x 5.58 mm	9.79 x 7.07 x 0.28 inches 248.6 x 179.5 x 7 mm
Weight
16.97 oz / 481.0 g	16.97 oz / 481.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Colors
Grey	Silver, Blue, Pink, Yellow

Display

Size
11.0-inch, 83.20% screen-to-body	10.9-inch, 80.44% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1600 nits	IPS LCD, 60Hz, 500 nits
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 274 PPI	2360x1640px, 264 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
1490 (Good)	529 (Poor)
Bright Min
1.6 (Good)	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ MT6991 (3 nm)	Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.62GHz Cortex-X925 3x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A720
GPU
Immortalis-G925 MC12	Apple GPU 4-core
Memory
12GB/128GB (UFS) 12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB	6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2048 GB
OS
Android (16)	iPadOS (18.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2776	2464
GeekBench 6 Multi
8811	5837
3D Mark High
6313	2538
3D Mark Low
4244	2284

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Battery

Type
8400 mAh, Li - Polymer	7698 mAh
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 9min

Browsing

9h 56min

Video

6h 55min

Gaming

11h 26min

Battery Life Estimate

4h 36min

Browsing

10h 17min

Video

6h 20min

Gaming

7h 42min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	12 MP Aperture size: F1.8
Flash
LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps)	Yes
Front
12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	12 MP

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

Headphones
No 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

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78	5G Ready
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
TDD Bands
38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	eSIM

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