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| Global Score | |
| 69.6 | 60.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 18.x | Android 5.1 Lollipop |
| 2025-03-12 | 2016-04-01 |
| -- | 7.36 x 4.28 x 0.34 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 9.98 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | 16 777 216 |
| -- | $ 150.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 7 inches |
| -- | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| -- | 216 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.7 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A7, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Mali-T720 GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.19 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 6.06 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 9.9 | 6.71 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| 7.6 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7606mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.72 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a general score of 69.6, which is much better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016)'s global score of 60.4. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) works with iPadOS 18.x operating system, and Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) comes with Android 5.1 Lollipop operating system. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) construction is a lot newer and extremely thinner, but also noticeably heavier than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016).
Galaxy Tab A (2016) has a way better hardware performance than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has 6,5 GB less RAM and an inferior number of cores. Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) counts with a lot better screen than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a much smaller screen. The iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) shoots greater photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a camera in the back with a way higher resolution and a way higher 3840x2160 video quality.
The iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a very superior storage to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with more internal storage. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a much longer battery life than Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a 7606mAh battery size instead of 4000mAh.
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