Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M4) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra 5G

The two products' specifications row by row. Rows where they differ are marked; a missing value is unknown, never equal.

19 differences
SpecificationApple iPad Air 13-inch (M4)Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra 5G
Battery technologyDifferslithium-polymerLi-Po
Display diagonalDiffers12.9 inches14.6"
Display resolutionDiffers2732-by-2048-pixel1848 x 2960 pixels
Panel typeDiffersIPSDynamic AMOLED 2X
Mobile network connectionDiffersYes (12 GB RAM · 256 GB · cellular, 12 GB RAM · 256 GB · wi-fi + cellular, 12 GB RAM · 1 TB · cellular)Yes
Rear camera resolution (numeric)Differs12 MP13 MP
Processor manufacturerDiffersAppleMediaTek
Processor modelDiffersM4Dimensity 9400+
Internal storage capacityDiffers128 GB (12 GB RAM · 128 GB · wi-fi only) · 256 GB (12 GB RAM · 256 GB · cellular, 12 GB RAM · 256 GB · wi-fi, 12 GB RAM · 256 GB · wi-fi + cellular, 12 GB RAM · 256 GB · wi-fi only)256 GB
Device typeDiffersiPadTablet
Position locationDiffersYes (12 GB RAM · 256 GB · cellular, 12 GB RAM · 256 GB · wi-fi + cellular, 12 GB RAM · 1 TB · cellular)Yes
Model numberDiffersA3460, A3462 (12 GB RAM · 256 GB · cellular, 12 GB RAM · 256 GB · wi-fi + cellular, 12 GB RAM · 1 TB · cellular)SM-X936B
(sg) Inputs and outputsDiffersUSB-CUSB Type-C 3.2, magnetic connector
Bluetooth featuresDiffersBluetooth 6Bluetooth 5.4, A2DP, LE
Fingerprint recognitionDiffersTouch IDFingerprint (under display, optical)
Front camera featuresDiffers12MP Center Stage camera12 MP
Operating systemDiffersiPadOSAndroid 16, One UI 8.5
ProcessorDiffersApple M4 chipOcta-core (1x3.63 GHz Cortex-X925 & 3x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 & 4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A720)
SensorDiffersThree-axis gyro, Accelerometer, Barometer, Ambient light sensorFingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Front cameraSameYesYes
Form factorSameTabletTablet
USB Type-C charging portSameYesYes
Battery capacitynot known36.59 Whnot known
Battery capacitynot knownnot known11600 mAh
Battery endurance in cyclesnot knownnot known1200 cycles
Browsing time (Wi-Fi) (max)not known10 hours (12 GB RAM · 128 GB · wi-fi only, 12 GB RAM · 256 GB · wi-fi, 12 GB RAM · 256 GB · wi-fi only)not known
Display brightnessnot known600 nitsnot known
Energy efficiency classnot knownnot knownG
International Protection (IP) codenot knownnot knownIP68
Repairability classnot knownnot knownC
Repeated free fall reliability classnot knownnot knownE
SIM card typenot knowneSIMnot known
Top Wi-Fi standardnot knownWi-Fi 7 (802.11be)not known
Wi-Fi standardsnot knownnot known802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band
Depthnot known6.1 mmnot known
Heightnot known280.6 mmnot known
Weightnot known616 g (12 GB RAM · 128 GB · wi-fi only, 12 GB RAM · 256 GB · wi-fi, 12 GB RAM · 256 GB · wi-fi only) · 617 g (12 GB RAM · 256 GB · cellular, 12 GB RAM · 256 GB · wi-fi + cellular, 12 GB RAM · 1 TB · cellular)not known
Widthnot known214.9 mmnot known
Rear camera typenot knownnot knownDual
Processor frequencynot knownnot known3.63 GHz
Card reader integratednot knownnot knownYes
Storage medianot knownnot knownUFS
AC adapter powernot known20 Wnot known
Operating system installednot knownnot knownAndroid 16
Platformnot knownnot knownAndroid
Internal memorynot known12 GBnot known
Contentsnot knowniPad Air USB‑C Charge Cable (1 meter); 20W USB‑C Power Adapternot known
Dedicated volume controlsnot knownYesnot known
Dimensions (WxDxH)not knownnot known326.3 x 208.5 x 5.1 mm
Housing for SD/MMC cardnot knownnot knownmicroSDXC (dedicated slot)
Multi-touch capacitive panelnot knownMulti-Touchnot known
(sg) Charger typenot knownnot known45W wired
(sg) Jack outputnot knownnot knownNo
Audio callingnot knownFaceTime audionot known
AC adapter includednot knownYesnot known
Battery Endurance Eu Labelnot knownnot known94:51 h
Battery Life Cellular Hoursnot known9 hours (12 GB RAM · 256 GB · cellular, 12 GB RAM · 256 GB · wi-fi + cellular, 12 GB RAM · 1 TB · cellular)not known
Battery Web Browsing Endurancenot knownUp to 9 hoursnot known
Weightnot knownnot known692 g or 695 g
Year Introducednot known2026not known