Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 vs Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M4, 2026) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 04, 2025	Mar 02, 2026
Prices (MSRP)
12GB/128GB - $799	12GB/128GB - $799 12GB/256GB - $899 12GB/512GB - $1099 12GB/1024GB - $1299

Design

Dimensions
9.99 x 6.51 x 0.22 inches 253.7 x 165.3 x 5.58 mm	11.04 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches 280.4 x 214.9 x 6.1 mm
Weight
16.97 oz / 481.0 g	21.76 oz / 617.0 g Wi-Fi only - 616 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
	Right: Volume control
Colors
Grey	Blue, Purple, Starlight, Space Gray

Display

Size
11.0-inch, 83.20% screen-to-body	13.0-inch, 86.84% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1600 nits	IPS LCD, 60Hz, 600 nits
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 274 PPI	2732x2048px, 4:3 ratio, 263 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor	Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass

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

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Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ MT6991 (3 nm)	Apple M4
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.62GHz Cortex-X925 3x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A720	Octa-core
GPU
Immortalis-G925 MC12	Apple 9-core GPU
Memory
12GB/128GB (UFS) 12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB	12GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB 12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB 12GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2048 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (16)	iOS (26.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

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

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Battery

Type
8400 mAh, Li - Polymer	9705 mAh, Li - Polymer
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

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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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 (Sapphire crystal lens cover, Autofocus, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Flash
LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps)	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 Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	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 6E 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, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, GNSS
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78	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, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66	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
38, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

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