Galaxy Tab S10+ vs iPad Pro 11" (5th Gen, 2024)

Here we compared two flagship tablets: the 12.4-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab S10+ (with MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus) that was released on September 26, 2024, against the Apple iPad Pro 11" (5th 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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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each tablet
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10+
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Has a 1.4 inches larger screen size
  • Comes with 1930 mAh larger battery capacity: 10090 vs 8160 mAh
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 30W)
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Apple iPad Pro 11" (5th Gen, 2024)
  • Delivers 111% higher peak brightness (1000 against 475 nits)
  • 54% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3314K versus 2147K)
  • Much smaller footprint: 16% more compact case (68.7 vs 82 square inches)
  • Reverse charging feature
  • 77% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3683 and 2080 points
  • Weighs 127 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Tab S10+ and Apple iPad Pro 11" (5th 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
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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Currency
12 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
51.2
(Average)
Value Index
28.8
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED OLED
Size 12.4 inches 11 inches
Resolution 1752 x 2800 pixels 1668 x 2420 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:10 3:2
PPI 266 ppi 264 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) Yes (10-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 650 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 84.2% 81.3%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 100% -
PWM 120 Hz -
Response time 1 ms -
Contrast โˆž Infinity -
Screen space comparison
Galaxy Tab S10+
12.4โ€ณ (16:10 ratio) = 69.1 in2
iPad Pro 11" (5th Gen, 2024)
11โ€ณ (3:2 ratio) = 55.8 in2
~23% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 285.4 mm (11.24 inches) 249.7 mm (9.83 inches)
Width 185.4 mm (7.3 inches) 177.5 mm (6.99 inches)
Thickness 5.6 mm (0.22 inches) 5.3 mm (0.21 inches)
Weight 571 g (20.14 oz) 444 g (15.66 oz)
Waterproof IP68 No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Silver, Gray Black, Silver
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display No
Area 529 cm2 (82.1 inches2) 443 cm2 (68.7 inches2)
Repairability Average (2.86/5) Average (2.7/5)
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (38th and 20th place)
iPad Ranking (#5th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy Tab S10+ and Apple iPad Pro 11" (5th 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 Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12 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+ and Apple iPad Pro 11" (5th Gen, 2024)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 14151 55718
Single-core score 2080 3683
Multi-core score 6696 11421
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
CPU 678072 1521099
GPU 766062 945613
Memory 253688 257529
UX 449202 590286
Total score 2147024 3314527
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 74% 71%
Graphics test 14 FPS 26 FPS
Graphics score 1846 3477
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test 30 FPS 55 FPS
Section 1 33 FPS 63 FPS
Section 2 30 FPS 56 FPS
Section 3 25 FPS 44 FPS
Graphics score 7768 14373
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Graphics test 30 FPS -
Graphics score 5071 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
Web score 14577 -
Video editing 6819 -
Photo editing 28036 -
Data manipulation 17451 -
Writing score 22642 -

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy Tab S10+
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-06-03 -> aurum00AnTuTu2147024
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-04-04 -> Taym721CPU Throttle79%
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-05-24 -> khoi1234GeekBench GPU14151
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-05-24 -> khoi1234GeekBench CPU2080 / 6696
Apple iPad Pro 11" (5th Gen, 2024)
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-07 (Lexapes)GeekBench GPU57080
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-07 (Lexapes)GeekBench CPU3907 / 15397
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-07 (Lexapes)AnTuTu3396741
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-09-13 (Yusuf baser)GeekBench CPU3683 / 13402

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 GB -
OS updates 0 years 5 years

Battery

Capacity 10090 mAh 8160 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 (50% in 35 min) Yes (41% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:40 hr 1:46 hr
Battery cycles 2000 cycles 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 07:14 hr
Watching video - 13:45 hr
Gaming - 06:38 hr
Standby - 169 hr
General battery life

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 30FPS 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/2.4
Sensor - CMOS
Autofocus - No
Stabilization - Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) 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 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

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced September 2024 May 2024
Release date October 2024 May 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $999 $999
Successor - Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 -
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Barometer
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Face recognition sensor
Keyboard weight - 580 g
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 20 W
Further details
Notes on iPad Pro 11" (5th 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 11" (5th Gen, 2024) is definitely a better buy.

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