Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra vs Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M5, 2025) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 04, 2025	Oct 16, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
12GB/256GB - $1199	8GB/256GB - $1299

Design

Dimensions
12.85 x 8.21 x 0.20 inches 326.39 x 208.53 x 5.08 mm	11.09 x 8.48 x 0.24 inches 281.6 x 215.5 x 5.1 mm
Weight
24.32 oz / 689.5 g	20.53 oz / 582.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	3D Face unlock
Keys
	Right: Volume control
Colors
Grey, Silver	Silver, Space Gray

Display

Size
14.6-inch, 90.77% screen-to-body	13.0-inch, 86.26% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR	OLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2960x1848px, 16:10 ratio, 239 PPI	2752x2064px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
1457 (Good)	1578 (Good)
Bright Min
1.6 (Good)	0.9 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ MT6991 (3 nm)	Apple M5
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.62GHz Cortex-X925 3x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A720	Nona-core
GPU
Immortalis-G925 MC12	Apple 10-core GPU
Memory
12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB 16GB/1024GB	12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB 16GB/1TB 16GB/2TB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2048 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (16)	iPadOS (26.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2652	4130
GeekBench 6 Multi
8561	15402
3D Mark High
6547	8881
3D Mark Low
5049	6860

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Battery

Type
11600 mAh	10290 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W	Wired: 18.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 40min

Browsing

10h 16min

Video

8h 37min

Gaming

11h 2min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 24min

Browsing

15h 19min

Video

9h 18min

Gaming

7h 59min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP	12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2	ToF 3D depth sensing
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) Time-lapse video
Front
12 MP	12 MP (EIS, Wide Angle, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.4	6.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct
USB
Type-C	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
	Tethering, Computer sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
5G Ready	n1, n2, n3, n4, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79
4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
	1, 2, 4, 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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