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| Global Score | |
| 66.3 | 69.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4, 4.1.2, 4.1, 4.0 | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2012-02-27 | 2025-03-12 |
| 10.31 x 7.09 x 0.35 inches | -- |
| 21.16 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| -- | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| $ 435.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 11 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | -- |
| Super PLS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 149 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 3.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 8.28 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 5.5 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| SIM | -- |
| 4 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 7606mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.32 | 8.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a general score of 69.6, which is slightly better than Galaxy Note 10.1's 66.3 general score. IPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) is a newer device, and it's also much thinner and a lot lighter than the Galaxy Note 10.1. The iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) comes with iPadOS 18.x operating system, while Galaxy Note 10.1 has Android 4.4 operating system.
The Galaxy Note 10.1 features a much more vibrant display than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a little smaller display. The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 has a much better performing processor than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has lesser RAM memory and an inferior number of cores.
Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) features a quite bigger storage to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with more internal memory. IPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a bit superior battery life than Galaxy Note 10.1, because it has a 9 percent more battery size.
IPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a way better camera than Galaxy Note 10.1, because it has a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a camera in the back with a way better resolution.
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