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| Global Score | |
| 69.6 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 18.x | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2025-03-12 | 2018-08-24 |
| -- | 10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 18.84 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Black, Blue and Gray |
| -- | Plastic |
| -- | $ 450.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 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 M3 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-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 |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.9 | 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 | |
| 7606mAh Battery | 7300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.72 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a general score of 74.5, which is just a bit better than the Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025)'s 69.6 score. The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 comes with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, while Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x operating system. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a much more powerful CPU than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has less RAM, they both have 8 processing cores.
The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 features a much more vibrant screen than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a bit smaller screen. The iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with slightly more memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with just a bit longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because it has a 4 percent larger battery capacity. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) features a better camera than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because it has a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better photography and video in poorly lited environments, a back camera with a lot better 12 megapixels resolution, a lot bigger sensor shooting way better quality photos and a much better (4K) video resolution.
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