Galaxy Tab A11+ (Plus) vs iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025)

Here we compared two mid-range tablets: the 11-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab A11+ (Plus) (with MediaTek Dimensity 7300) that was released on September 29, 2025, against the Apple iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025), which is powered by Apple A16 Bionic and came out 7 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each tablet
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab A11+ (Plus)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 2048GB
  • Delivers 9% higher peak brightness (514 against 470 nits)
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Apple iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025)
  • 2.1x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1701K versus 828K)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • 28% higher pixel density (264 vs 206 PPI)
  • 2.5x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2589 and 1050 points

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Tab A11+ (Plus) and Apple iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025) crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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6 / 128 GB
VS
6 / 128 GB
78.1
(Good)
Value Index
120.8
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type TFT LCD IPS LCD
Size 11 inches 11 inches
Resolution 1200 x 1920 pixels 1640 x 2360 pixels
Aspect ratio 5:3 3:2
PPI 206 ppi 264 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate - No
Max rated brightness - 500 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 79.4% 80.8%
Display features - - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 97.2% 96.2%
PWM Not detected 21120 Hz
Response time 25 ms 38 ms
Contrast 1534:1 531:1
Screen space comparison
iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025)
11β€³ (3:2 ratio) = 55.8 in2
Galaxy Tab A11+ (Plus)
11β€³ (5:3 ratio) = 53.4 in2
~4% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 257.1 mm (10.12 inches) 248.6 mm (9.79 inches)
Width 168.7 mm (6.64 inches) 179.5 mm (7.07 inches)
Thickness 6.9 mm (0.27 inches) 7 mm (0.28 inches)
Weight 477 g (16.83 oz) 477 g (16.83 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Silver, Gray Silver, Blue, Pink, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner No Yes, in-button
Area 434 cm2 (67.2 inches2) 446 cm2 (69.2 inches2)
Repairability Average (2.8/5) Average (2.78/5)
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (103rd and 58th place)
iPad Ranking (#16th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy Tab A11+ (Plus) and Apple iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025)
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Apple A16 Bionic
Max clock 2500 MHz 3460 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Sawtooth
- 2 cores at 3.46 GHz: Everest
L3 cache 4 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 655 Apple Neural Engine
GPU
Graphics Mali-G615 MP2 Apple GPU 4-core
GPU shading units 256 640
GPU clock 1047 MHz 1398 MHz
FLOPS ~536.1 GFLOPS ~1789.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy Tab A11+ (Plus) and Apple iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) - 19767
Single-core score 1050 2589
Multi-core score 3102 6111
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
CPU 321298 498926
GPU 104848 466010
Memory 178637 202429
UX 223268 534152
Total score 828051 1701517
Samples [5 tests] [6 tests]

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy Tab A11+ (Plus)
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-08 (nghia)AnTuTu 11821867
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-08 (nghia)AnTuTu 11807986
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-23 (SAGM)AnTuTu 11881208
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-21 -> nazarkasiianAnTuTu 11828051
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-14 (May)AnTuTu 11838918
Apple iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025)
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-23 (Anr1ll)AnTuTu 111729497
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-20 (Giga)Geekbench 6 CPU2702 / 6394
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-17 (Luq)AnTuTu 111701517
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-26 (ThΓ nh)AnTuTu 111744337
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-19 (Faeri)AnTuTu 111628541

Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 6 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory clock 2133 MHz -
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 NVMe
Memory card MicroSD No
Memory card max size Up to 2048 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 16 iPadOS 18.4 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.5)
ROM One UI 8.0 -
OS size 28.03 GB 23 GB
OS updates 5 years 0 years

Battery

Capacity 7040 mAh 7698 mAh
Max charge power 25 W 30 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 60 min) Yes (34% in 30 min)
Full charging time 2:05 hr 1:58 hr
Battery cycles 1200 cycles 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 06:06 hr
Watching video - 07:41 hr
Gaming - 05:31 hr
Standby - 220 hr
General battery life

Main camera

Matrix 8 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution - 4032 x 3024
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion No 240 FPS (1080p)
Lenses 1) Standard: 8 MP
1) Standard: 12 MP
Camera features - - Bokeh mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 8 MP 12 MP
Aperture - f/1.8
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 5 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution - 4032 x 3024
Aperture - f/2.4
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Autofocus No No
Stabilization No Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.1 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 -
Type of SIM card Nano eSIM
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 4.0 Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced September 2025 March 2025
Release date December 2025 March 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $249 $349
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Barometer
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 30 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Apple iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025) is definitely a better buy.

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