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| Global Score | |
| 70.2 | 69.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2016-06-01 | 2025-03-12 |
| 10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches | -- |
| 18.52 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 11 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 M3 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Apple GPU 9-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 |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.36 | 9.9 |
| 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 | 7606mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.48 | 8.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) is just a bit better than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), with a 70.2 score against 69.6. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) comes with Android 8.1 Oreo OS, while iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) comes with iPadOS 18.x OS. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) features an incredibly better display than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a quite smaller display.
The iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a lot bigger memory for applications and games than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) counts with a very superior hardware performance than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has less RAM memory, they both have 8 cpu cores.
Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) shoots better photographs and videos than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because it has a bigger diafragm aperture, a lot more MP back-facing camera and a lot better (4K) video resolution. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) features a bit superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because it has 7606mAh of battery capacity instead of 7300mAh.
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