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| Global Score | |
| 62.5 | 58.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 18.x | Android 3.0 |
| 2025-03-04 | 2011-03-22 |
| -- | 9.09 x 6.21 x 0.34 inches |
| 16.97 ounces | 15.98 ounces |
| Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 269.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 8.9 inches |
| -- | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| -- | 170 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 3.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) chipset | -- |
| processor | Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor |
| 6 GB RAM | -- |
| Apple GPU 4-core GPU | Yes GPU |
| 6.3 | 7.47 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 3.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 5.61 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 7.6 | 3.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 6000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 3.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) is a little bit better than the Galaxy Tab 8.9, having a 62.5 score against 58.1. The Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) counts with iPadOS 18.x OS, while Galaxy Tab 8.9 comes with Android 3.0 OS. Although the Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) is a little bit heavier than the Galaxy Tab 8.9, it's a lot thinner and also much newer.
The Galaxy Tab 8.9 features a superior CPU than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because it has a higher number of cores. The Galaxy Tab 8.9 has a much sharper display than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), although it has a little bit smaller screen. Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) counts with a much better camera than Galaxy Tab 8.9, because it has a lot better 12 megapixels resolution back facing camera.
IPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) features a much greater storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity. Galaxy Tab 8.9 features a much longer battery lifetime than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025).
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