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| Global Score | |
| 67 | 62.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4 | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2014-09-04 | 2025-03-04 |
| 8.39 x 4.97 x 0.38 inches | -- |
| 13.86 ounces | 16.97 ounces |
| -- | Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 515.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | -- |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.4 | 3.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 8026 chipset | Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU | Apple GPU 4-core GPU |
| 8.37 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 3.10 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.38 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 7 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4450mAh Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 31 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.32 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab Active has an overall score of 67, which is a little bit better than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025)'s overall score of 62.5. The Galaxy Tab Active counts with Android 4.4 operating system, while iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) works with iPadOS 18.x operating system. Galaxy Tab Active counts with a way better processing power than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because although it has 4,5 GB less RAM, it also counts with a greater number of cores and a graphics processor.
The Galaxy Tab Active features a much more vibrant screen than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), although it has a lot smaller display. The iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) takes a lot better photos and videos than Galaxy Tab Active, because it has a much more mega-pixels back-facing camera. The iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) has a much bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Tab Active, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 112 GB more internal memory.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active counts with a much longer battery duration than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025).
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