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| Global Score | |
| 78.6 | 69.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2019-04-26 | 2025-03-04 |
| 9.65 x 6.30 x 0.22 inches | -- |
| 14.11 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Silver | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 316.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 11 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | -- |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 288 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.4 | 3.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A75 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 615 GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 9.09 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.29 inches (1/3.4") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 3 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7040mAh Li - Ion Battery | 7606mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.32 | 8.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S5e is much better than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), having a 78.6 score against 69.6. Galaxy Tab S5e comes with Android 10 operating system, while Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) comes with iPadOS 18.x operating system. Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e has a much sharper display than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a little smaller display.
Galaxy Tab S5e has a much greater storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), and although they both have the same internal storage, the Galaxy Tab S5e also has an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e has a lot better hardware performance than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has 4 GB lesser RAM memory, they both have 8 cores.
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) captures a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy Tab S5e, because although it has a lesser megapixels back camera and a lower 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, it also counts with a larger aperture and a larger back-facing camera sensor capturing higher quality videos and photographs.
Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a little longer battery duration than Galaxy Tab S5e, because it has a 7606mAh battery size instead of 7040mAh.
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