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| Global Score | |
| 62.5 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 18.x | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2025-03-04 | 2018-08-24 |
| -- | 10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches |
| 16.97 ounces | 18.84 ounces |
| Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow | Black, Blue and Gray |
| -- | Plastic |
| -- | $ 450.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 10.5 inches |
| -- | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| -- | 216 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.7 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 4-core GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 7.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a global score of 74.5, which is better than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025)'s score of 62.5. Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has Android 9.0 Pie OS, while Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) works with iPadOS 18.x OS. Galaxy Tab A 10.5 counts with a much better screen than Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), although it has a bit smaller screen.
The Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) has slightly more storage capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage. Galaxy Tab A 10.5 counts with a lot better performance than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a greater number of faster cores.
The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 features a slightly better camera than Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), although it has a way less MP back-facing camera and a smaller camera aperture which is not favorable for shooting pictures or videos in poorly lited environments. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 features a superior battery life than Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025).
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