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Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra vs iPad Pro 13" (7th Gen, 2024)

82 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra
VS
89 out of 100
Apple iPad Pro 13
Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra
iPad Pro 13" (7th Gen, 2024)

Here we compared two flagship tablets: the 14.6-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra (with MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus) that was released on September 26, 2024, against the Apple iPad Pro 13" (7th Gen, 2024), which is powered by Apple M4 (iPad) and came out 5 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments (11)

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each tablet
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Has a 1.6 inches larger screen size
  • Comes with 860 mAh larger battery capacity: 11200 vs 10340 mAh
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 30W)
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Apple iPad Pro 13" (7th Gen, 2024)
  • Delivers 68% higher peak brightness (1005 against 598 nits)
  • 41% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3314K versus 2347K)
  • Smaller footprint: 11% more compact case (94.1 vs 105.5 square inches)
  • 10% higher pixel density (264 vs 239 PPI)
  • Reverse charging feature
  • 72% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3663 and 2135 points
  • Weighs 139 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra and Apple iPad Pro 13" (7th Gen, 2024) 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
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12 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
41.2
(Average)
Value Index
30.8
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra
vs
iPad Pro 13" (7th Gen, 2024)

Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED OLED
Size 14.6 inches 13 inches
Resolution 1848 x 2960 pixels 2064 x 2752 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:10 4:3
PPI 239 ppi 264 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) Yes (10-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 930 nits 1000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 1600 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 90.8% 86.2%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 99.9% 99.8%
PWM 120 Hz 240 Hz
Response time 3 ms 2 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra
14.6″ (16:10 ratio) = 95.8 in2
iPad Pro 13" (7th Gen, 2024)
13″ (4:3 ratio) = 81.1 in2
~18% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 326.4 mm (12.85 inches) 281.6 mm (11.09 inches)
Width 208.6 mm (8.21 inches) 215.5 mm (8.48 inches)
Thickness 5.4 mm (0.21 inches) 5.1 mm (0.2 inches)
Weight 718 g (25.33 oz) 579 g (20.42 oz)
Waterproof IP68 No
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Silver, Gray Black, Silver
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display No
Area 681 cm2 (105.5 inches2) 607 cm2 (94 inches2)
Repairability Average (2.85/5) Average (2.7/5)
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (32nd and 8th place)
iPad Ranking (#3rd place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra and Apple iPad Pro 13" (7th Gen, 2024)
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus Apple M4 (iPad)
Max clock 3250 MHz 4400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-X4
- 1 core at 3.4 GHz: Cortex-X4		 - 4 cores at 2.85 GHz:
- 4 cores at 4.41 GHz:
L3 cache 8 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU 790 Apple Neural Engine
GPU
Graphics Immortalis-G720 MC12 Apple GPU 10-core
GPU shading units 1536 -
GPU clock 1300 MHz 1470 MHz
FLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS ~3763.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra and Apple iPad Pro 13" (7th Gen, 2024)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 14163 53792
Single-core score 2135 3663
Multi-core score 7125 11376
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
CPU 676003 1521099
GPU 788281 945613
Memory 368524 257529
UX 514308 590286
Total score 2347116 3314527
Samples [64 tests] Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 78% 74%
Graphics test 14 FPS 26 FPS
Graphics score 1898 3507
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test 31 FPS 54 FPS
Section 1 33 FPS 63 FPS
Section 2 31 FPS 56 FPS
Section 3 27 FPS 43 FPS
Graphics score 8051 14286
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Graphics test 31 FPS -
Graphics score 5298 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 14898 -
Video editing 6833 -
Photo editing 28407 -
Data manipulation 17927 -
Writing score 22497 -
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory clock 4800 MHz 7500 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 NVMe
Memory card MicroSD No
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) iPadOS 17.5 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.5)
ROM One UI 8.5 -
OS size 28.1 GB 37 GB
OS updates 0 years 5 years

Battery

Capacity 11200 mAh 10340 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 30 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No Yes
Fast charging Yes (80% in 61 min) Yes (50% in 38 min)
Full charging time 1:43 hr 2:20 hr
Battery cycles 2000 cycles 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 12:18 hr 10:59 hr
Watching video 18:28 hr 17:16 hr
Gaming 09:39 hr 07:49 hr
Standby 167 hr 174 hr
General battery life
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Main camera

Matrix 13 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 4128 x 3096 4032 x 3024
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Quad LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion - 240 FPS (1080p)
Lenses 1) Standard: 13 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 12 MP
2) Depth
Camera features - - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 13 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/1.8
Focal length 26 mm -
Pixel size - 1.22 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP -
Aperture f/2.2 -
Stabilization Digital -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 12 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 4000 x 3000 4032 x 3024
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
Focal length 26 mm -
Sensor - CMOS
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS
Additional lens 12 MP -
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) 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 3.2 4.0
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

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

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced September 2024 May 2024
Release date October 2024 May 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $1199 $1299
Successor - Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra -
SAR (head) 0.94 W/kg -
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Barometer
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Face recognition sensor
Keyboard weight - 662 g
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 20 W
Further details
Notes on iPad Pro 13" (7th Gen, 2024):
    - The base versions with 256 or 512 GB come with 8 GB of RAM and have a 9-core CPU, while 1 TB and 2 TB models have 16 GB RAM and a 10-core CPU (about 14% faster in multi-core tests).
*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 Pro 13" (7th Gen, 2024) is definitely a better buy.

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A chrome tab December 19, 2024 at 05:17 AM
I'd like to comment on the (low) score on the Ipad pro. The tandem oled display is absolutely amazing, it can be compared with the most high end monitors so I don't see why its getting less than a 98 or 97. I'd also like to mention that the nano-textured glass or Anti-reflective glass absolutely destroys the displays colour accuracy, thats when I think its fair to give it a 96 and below but you dont get it when purchased iirc
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akp831 September 30, 2024 at 03:42 PM
Soon Samsung will catch up to apple in terms of gaming S25 Ultra (With SD 8 Gen 4) beats iPhone 16 PM (with A18 Pro) in gaming
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Nothing November 10, 2024 at 06:37 PM
Bro 16pm is compared with s 24 not s25 S25 is compared with 17pm
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Unknown November 14, 2024 at 06:03 PM
Nothing, No, it's just 4 months gap so it's more logical to compare an S25 to an iPhone 16, while the gap between S25 and iPhone 17 is 8 months, you think it's fair?
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somone#47 December 9, 2024 at 06:44 PM
Unknown, Samsung phones are known to be horrible for gaming even the S24U, I highly doubt the S25U will be better than the 16 Pro Max at gaming
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Are you restarted January 27, 2025 at 08:34 PM
somone#47, S8 Gen4 beats the A18 pro by a landslide and even some M series chips so your doubts dont hold much ground.
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LGs February 6, 2025 at 06:44 PM
Are you restarted, February, The S25 ultra is still trash at performance. Benchmarks? it usually uses 70% more power than a regular 8 elite which uses 4 more watts than the A18 pro. I wouldn't say that's any better. And no, no mobile processor at the moment can compete with the M series chipsets let alone a12Z. if you throw out efficiency which most ipads do since they have a lot of power/battery they can utilize they can get 120 fps in games where not even the snapdragon 8 elite can get 120 FPS nor can the a18 pro. What I'm saying is that performance wise THEY WONT CATCH UP FOR ANOTHER YEAR OR TWO EVEN AGAINST THE A12Z BIONIC LET ALONE THE M SERIES CHIPSETS. and yeah I've tested this and I was surprised. none of the current mobile processors will ever reach their full potential and will never catch up to the M series chipsets in the next few years. benchmarks don't mean anything
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man person 94 March 13, 2025 at 07:19 AM
LGs, The 8 elite beat the iphone 16 pro max in a PC PORT while the iPhone was running the optimized version. If game devs stopped meatriding apple and optimized it as well as iOS, android would absolutely VIOLATE apple
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Satwik March 14, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Umm very wrong info, s25 has very bad thermals which is still loading to 5-10fps lower performance than iPhone-16-Pro-Max and not to mention the thermals on s25U is an absolute disaster compared to iPhone-16-Pro-Max.
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Lukas K. March 21, 2025 at 01:31 PM
man person 94, While that might be partially true, the processor itself being so optimized makes all the difference. I am no Apple geek and I always stayed far away from them, but recently i decided to buy the ipad pro for work and graphic design. The performance it has in games is astronomical for me. Yes, good portion if it is thanks to dev having to optimize for the ios, but the other part is the chip itself. I wont buy other apple products but i got to say its biggest premium you can get for the price.
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LGs April 6, 2025 at 03:05 PM
man person 94, Whats the source of your information? The ip16 pro max beat the s25U in re3 and re4
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