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| Global Score | |
| 69.2 | 69.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Windows 8 | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2012-08-29 | 2025-03-12 |
| 11.97 x 7.46 x 0.39 inches | -- |
| 26.46 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| Blue | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| $ 230.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11.6 inches | 11 inches |
| 1366 x 768 pixels | -- |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 135 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.9 | 3.7 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Apple M3 chipset |
| Intel Atom Z2760 (Dual-Core 1800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Intel SGX545 Graphics GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 8.37 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 5.4 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4080mAh Li-Ion Battery | 7606mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 144 hours standby time | -- |
| 6 | 8.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has an overall score of 69.6, which is a little bit better than Samsung ATIV Tab 5's score of 69.2. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) works with iPadOS 18.x operating system, while Samsung ATIV Tab 5 works with Windows 8 operating system. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) is a much newer portable tablet, and it's also way thinner and much lighter than Samsung ATIV Tab 5.
The Samsung ATIV Tab 5 features a much more vibrant screen than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because it has a bit bigger display. Samsung ATIV Tab 5 and Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) count with quite similar storage capacity for games and applications, and although the Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has no SD memory card expansion slot, they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage.
The Samsung ATIV Tab 5 has a lot better performance than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a lower number of cores (although faster) and a lower amount of RAM. The iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) shoots much better photographs and videos than Samsung ATIV Tab 5, because it has a back-facing camera with lot more mega-pixels.
Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Samsung ATIV Tab 5, because it has a 7606mAh battery size.
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