Galaxy Tab S10 Lite vs iPad Air 11" (7th Gen, 2025)
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Here we compared two tablets: the 10.9-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Lite (with Exynos 1380) that was released on August 25, 2025, against the Apple iPad Air 11" (7th Gen, 2025), which is powered by Apple M3 (iPad) and came out 6 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
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Lite
- Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
Reasons to consider the Apple iPad Air 11" (7th Gen, 2025)
- 4.4x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2777K versus 634K)
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Fingerprint scanner
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 6400 MHz
- Delivers 14% higher peak brightness (498 against 438 nits)
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- 3.1x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3113 and 1011 points
- More energy-efficient CPU – Apple M3 (iPad)
- 16% higher pixel density (264 vs 228 PPI)
- Weighs 64 grams less
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 | 1320 x 2112 pixels | 1640 x 2360 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 3:2 |
| PPI | 228 ppi | 264 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | - | No |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 81.7% | 81.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 95.2% | 99.6% |
| PWM | Not detected | Not detected |
| Response time | 40 ms | 34 ms |
| Contrast | 1800:1 | 1016:1 |
Screen space comparison
iPad Air 11" (7th Gen, 2025)
11″ (3:2 ratio) = 55.8 in2
Galaxy Tab S10 Lite
10.9″ (16:10 ratio) = 53.4 in2
~4% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 254.3 mm (10.01 inches) | 247.6 mm (9.75 inches) |
| Width | 165.8 mm (6.53 inches) | 178.5 mm (7.03 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.5 mm (0.26 inches) | 6.1 mm (0.24 inches) |
| Weight | 524 g (18.48 oz) | 460 g (16.23 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Silver, Red | Gold, Gray, Blue, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | Yes, in-button |
| Area | 422 cm2 (65.4 inches2) | 442 cm2 (68.5 inches2) |
| Repairability | Average (2.86/5) | Average (2.59/5) |
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (105th and 25th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (#80th place)
iPad Ranking (#7th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 1380 | Apple M3 (iPad) |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 4050 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 4 cores at 2.75 GHz: - 4 cores at 4.05 GHz: |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Mali-G68 MP5 | Apple GPU 9-core |
| GPU shading units | 160 | 1152 |
| GPU clock | 949 MHz | 1380 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~303.7 GFLOPS | ~3179.5 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 3123 | 46172 |
| Single-core score | 1011 | 3113 |
| Multi-core score | 2951 | 11795 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 244859 | 782907 |
| GPU | 91068 | 1029236 |
| Memory | 122651 | 305749 |
| UX | 176286 | 659395 |
| Total score | 634864 | 2777287 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [7 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 74% |
| Graphics test | - | 19 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 2552 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | - | 37 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 50 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 34 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 27 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 9672 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 87% | - |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 876 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8610 | - |
| Video editing | 6004 | - |
| Photo editing | 23113 | - |
| Data manipulation | 8512 | - |
| Writing score | 12376 | - |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Lite
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-05-07 (Lagymation) | AnTuTu 11 | 634864 |
Apple iPad Air 11" (7th Gen, 2025)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-04-17 (Jacob) | AnTuTu 11 | 2015536 |
| 📘 2026-04-12 (Kaimen) | AnTuTu 11 | 2811760 |
| 📘 2026-04-08 (Bearry) | AnTuTu 11 | 2838721 |
| 📘 2026-03-22 (Noora) | AnTuTu 11 | 2779459 |
| 📘 2026-03-21 (Noora) | AnTuTu 11 | 2708158 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 6400 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | NVMe |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | iPadOS 18.3 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.5) |
| ROM | One UI 7.0 | - |
| OS size | - | 13 GB |
| OS updates | 5 years | 0 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 8000 mAh | 7606 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 20 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (50% in 60 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:00 hr | 2:16 hr |
| Battery cycles | 2000 cycles | 1000 cycles |
Main camera
| Matrix | 8 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3264 x 2448 | 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 |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/1.8 |
| Pixel size | - | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 5 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6E (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 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | eSIM |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | - |
| 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 | Flagship |
| Announced | August 2025 | March 2025 |
| Release date | August 2025 | March 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $319 | $599 |
| SAR (body) | 0.92 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 20 W |
Further details
Notes on Galaxy Tab S10 Lite:
- GPS and compass are only available on the cellular model.
*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 Air 11" (7th Gen, 2025) is definitely a better buy.
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