Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 69.6 | 70 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 18.x | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat |
| 2025-03-04 | 2017-11-01 |
| -- | 8.45 x 5.02 x 0.39 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 14.78 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | 16 777 216 |
| -- | $ 520.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 8 inches |
| -- | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| -- | 189 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.7 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 7.48 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.9 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 7.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7606mAh Battery | 4450mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 8.72 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 is a little bit better than the Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), having a score of 70 against 69.6. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 counts with Android 9.0 Pie OS, while Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with iPadOS 18.x OS. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 counts with an extremely better CPU than Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has 5 GB less RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 features a lot better display than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a way smaller display. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a much bigger storage to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
The Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a really longer battery duration than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has a 71 percent greater battery size. Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) captures much clearer videos and photos than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has a back camera with a lot better 12 MP resolution and a much higher (4K) video definition.
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