Galaxy Tab S10 FE vs iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025)
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Here we compared two mid-range tablets: the 10.9-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE (with Exynos 1580) that was released on April 2, 2025, against the Apple iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025), which is powered by Apple A16 Bionic and came out 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Higher display refresh rate β 90 Hz
- Delivers 32% higher peak brightness (620 against 470 nits)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 30W)
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
Reasons to consider the Apple iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025)
- 37% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1701K versus 1240K)
- Shows 10% longer battery life (27:25 vs 24:49 hours)
- 90% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2589 and 1360 points
Review
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
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | TFT LCD | IPS LCD |
| Size | 10.9 inches | 11 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 2304 pixels | 1640 x 2360 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 3:2 |
| PPI | 249 ppi | 264 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 750 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 81.7% | 80.8% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 97.3% | 96.2% |
| PWM | Not detected | 21120 Hz |
| Response time | 32 ms | 38 ms |
| Contrast | 1700:1 | 531:1 |
Screen space comparison
iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025)
11β³ (3:2 ratio) = 55.8 in2
Galaxy Tab S10 FE
10.9β³ (16:10 ratio) = 53.4 in2
~4% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 254.3 mm (10.01 inches) | 248.6 mm (9.79 inches) |
| Width | 165.8 mm (6.53 inches) | 179.5 mm (7.07 inches) |
| Thickness | 6 mm (0.24 inches) | 7 mm (0.28 inches) |
| Weight | 497 g (17.53 oz) | 477 g (16.83 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Silver, Gray, Blue, Purple | Silver, Blue, Pink, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
| Area | 422 cm2 (65.4 inches2) | 446 cm2 (69.2 inches2) |
| Repairability | Average (2.82/5) | Average (2.78/5) |
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (83rd and 54th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (#62nd place)
iPad Ranking (#16th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 1580 | Apple A16 Bionic |
| Max clock | 2900 MHz | 3460 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 2.9 GHz: Cortex-A720 |
- 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Sawtooth - 2 cores at 3.46 GHz: Everest |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Xclipse 540 | Apple GPU 5-core |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 640 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1331.2 GFLOPS | ~1789.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 7019 | 19767 |
| Single-core score | 1360 | 2589 |
| Multi-core score | 3877 | 6111 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 491848 | 498926 |
| GPU | 298745 | 466010 |
| Memory | 187448 | 202429 |
| UX | 262140 | 534152 |
| Total score | 1240181 | 1701517 |
| Samples | [4 tests] | [6 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 94% | - |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 657 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 12301 | - |
| Video editing | 7055 | - |
| Photo editing | 22426 | - |
| Data manipulation | 10830 | - |
| Writing score | 15855 | - |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-05-31 (Avacada) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1356 / 3888 |
| π 2026-02-09 (Mike) | CPU Throttle | 87% |
| π 2026-02-07 (Mike) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1360 / 3877 |
| π 2026-02-07 (Mike) | AnTuTu 11 | 1260942 |
| π 2026-02-07 (Musicevolver) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 7019 |
Apple iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-07-23 (Anr1ll) | AnTuTu 11 | 1729497 |
| π 2026-07-20 (Giga) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2702 / 6394 |
| π 2026-06-17 (Luq) | AnTuTu 11 | 1701517 |
| π 2026-04-26 (ThΓ nh) | AnTuTu 11 | 1744337 |
| π 2026-04-19 (Faeri) | AnTuTu 11 | 1628541 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | iPadOS 18.4 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.5) |
| ROM | One UI 8.5 | - |
| OS size | 29.5 GB | 23 GB |
| OS updates | 0 years | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 8000 mAh | 7698 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 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 30 min) | Yes (34% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:50 hr | 1:58 hr |
| Battery cycles | 2000 cycles | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 09:55 hr | 06:06 hr |
| Watching video | 14:58 hr | 07:41 hr |
| Gaming | 06:44 hr | 05:31 hr |
| Standby | 118 hr | 220 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4128 x 3096 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | - | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 13 MP |
1) Standard: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - | - Bokeh mode |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/1.8 |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | 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 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - 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 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS |
| NFC* | Yes | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | eSIM |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | April 2025 | March 2025 |
| Release date | April 2025 | March 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $499 | $349 |
| SAR (body) | 0.92 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- 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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