Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 72.3 | 70.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 15.x | Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 0000-00-00 | 2016-06-01 |
| 9.72 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches |
| 16.26 ounces | 18.52 ounces |
| Blue, Purple and Starlight ,Space Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super PLS LCD |
| 261 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| 10-core GPU GPU | Mali-T830 MP2 GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 7.16 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 10 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7300mAh 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, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) has a global score of 72.3, which is slightly better than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016)'s score of 70.2. The iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) counts with iPadOS 15.x operating system, while Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has Android 8.1 Oreo operating system. The iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) construction is much thinner and lighter than the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016).
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) counts with a sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because it has a little larger screen, a bit greater screen pixels density and a higher 1640 x 2360 pixels resolution. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has a very superior processing unit than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), although it has less RAM memory, they both have 8 processing cores.
Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) features a slightly better camera than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not recommended for low light photography and a back camera with a way lower 8 megapixels resolution. IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) has a much greater memory capacity to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has a much longer battery performance than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024).
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