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| Global Score | |
| 60.5 | 62.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 7.1 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow, 5.0 Lollipop | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2015-05-02 | 2025-03-04 |
| 9.55 x 6.57 x 0.29 inches | -- |
| 15.84 ounces | 16.97 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow |
| $ 160.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | -- |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 132 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 5.9 | 3.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 GPU | Apple GPU 4-core GPU |
| 8.1 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.05 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 3 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7, with a 62.5 score against 60.5. Even though Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) is just a little bit heavier than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7, it's noticeably thinner and also extremely newer. The Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) counts with iPadOS 18.x OS, and Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 comes with Android 7.1 Nougat OS.
The Galaxy Tab A 9.7 has a much sharper display than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), although it has a little smaller display. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 has a much better hardware performance than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a larger number of cores (and also faster).
Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) features a much better memory capacity for apps and games than Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 112 GB more internal storage capacity. The Galaxy Tab A 9.7 has a much longer battery lifetime than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025).
The Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) captures much clearer photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because it has a back camera with a much higher resolution.
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