Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 62.5 | 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 |
| 16.97 ounces | 14.78 ounces |
| Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow | 16 777 216 |
| -- | $ 520.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 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 A16 Bionic (4 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 4-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 | -- |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 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 | |
| -- | 4450mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 is much better than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), with a 70 score against 62.5. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 comes with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, while Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) works with iPadOS 18.x operating system. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 counts with a much powerful processor than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a larger number of cores.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 features a lot better looking display than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), although it has a way smaller screen. IPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) has a lot bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 112 GB more internal storage.
Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) captures a bit better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has a camera in the back with a lot better resolution. Galaxy Tab Active 2 counts with a much better battery life than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025).
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