Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 70 | 62.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2017-11-01 | 2025-03-04 |
| 8.45 x 5.02 x 0.39 inches | -- |
| 14.78 ounces | 16.97 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow |
| $ 520.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 3.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Apple GPU 4-core GPU |
| 8.73 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.48 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.48 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.3 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4450mAh Battery | -- |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab Active 2 has a general score of 70, which is much better than the Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025)'s 62.5 global score. The Galaxy Tab Active 2 comes with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, while Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x operating system. Galaxy Tab Active 2 features a way better looking screen than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), although it has a way smaller screen.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 has a really superior performance than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because although it has 3 GB less RAM, it also counts with a larger number of faster cores. The Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) has a way bigger storage to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 has a much better battery performance than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025). Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) shoots a bit better videos and photos than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has a way better 12 megapixels resolution back camera.
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