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| Global Score | |
| 70.2 | 62.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2016-06-01 | 2025-03-04 |
| 10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches | -- |
| 18.52 ounces | 16.97 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | -- |
| Super PLS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 224 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.9 | 3.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Apple GPU 4-core GPU |
| 8.73 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.16 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 8.36 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7300mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.48 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) is better than the Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), with a general score of 70.2 against 62.5. Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) comes with Android 8.1 Oreo operating system, and Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) counts with iPadOS 18.x operating system. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) features a much more vibrant screen than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), although it has a little smaller screen.
Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) features a much faster processing unit than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because although it has 4 GB less RAM memory, it also counts with a larger number of cores. The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) captures a bit better pictures and videos than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is worse for taking photos or video in low light environments and a way worse resolution back-facing camera.
The iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) has a superior storage capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) features a really longer battery life than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025).
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