Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra vs Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra
Here we compared two flagship tablets: the 14.6-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra (with MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus) that was released on September 4, 2025, against the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus and came out 11 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 S11 Ultra
- Delivers 76% higher peak brightness (1065 against 606 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- 22% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2873K versus 2347K)
- 31% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2799 and 2135 points
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra
- Shows 7% longer battery life (32:45 vs 30:29 hours)
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 | Dynamic AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 14.6 inches | 14.6 inches |
| Resolution | 1848 x 2960 pixels | 1848 x 2960 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| PPI | 239 ppi | 239 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-120 Hz) | Yes (30-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1000 nits | 930 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1600 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.8% | 90.8% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 99.8% | 99.9% |
| PWM | 480 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 2 ms | 3 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 326.3 mm (12.85 inches) | 326.4 mm (12.85 inches) |
| Width | 208.5 mm (8.21 inches) | 208.6 mm (8.21 inches) |
| Thickness | 5.1 mm (0.2 inches) | 5.4 mm (0.21 inches) |
| Weight | 692 g (24.41 oz) | 718 g (25.33 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Silver, Gray | Silver, Gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Area | 680 cm2 (105.5 inches2) | 681 cm2 (105.5 inches2) |
| Repairability | Average (2.78/5) | Average (2.85/5) |
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (17th and 32nd place)
Android Tablet Ranking (13th and 24th place)
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus | MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus |
| Max clock | 3630 MHz | 3250 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 - 1 core at 3.73 GHz: Cortex-X925 |
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-X4 - 1 core at 3.4 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 890 | MediaTek NPU 790 |
| Graphics | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 | Immortalis-G720 MC12 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1612 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~4952.1 GFLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 22106 | 14163 |
| Single-core score | 2799 | 2135 |
| Multi-core score | 9105 | 7125 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 838002 | 676003 |
| GPU | 1024333 | 788281 |
| Memory | 398068 | 368524 |
| UX | 612893 | 514308 |
| Total score | 2873296 | 2347116 |
| Samples | [114 tests] | [64 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 87% | 78% |
| Graphics test | 18 FPS | 14 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2422 | 1898 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 43 FPS | 31 FPS |
| Section 1 | 47 FPS | 33 FPS |
| Section 2 | 45 FPS | 31 FPS |
| Section 3 | 38 FPS | 27 FPS |
| Graphics score | 11418 | 8051 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Graphics test | - | 31 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 5298 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 12340 | 14898 |
| Video editing | 7385 | 6833 |
| Photo editing | 40750 | 28407 |
| Data manipulation | 14039 | 17927 |
| Writing score | 27541 | 22497 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5333 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 2048 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | One UI 8.5 | One UI 8.5 |
| OS size | 28.1 GB | 28.1 GB |
| OS updates | 0 years | 0 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 11600 mAh | 11200 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (38% in 30 min) | Yes (80% in 61 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:35 hr | 1:43 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1200 cycles | 2000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 07:39 hr | 12:18 hr |
| Watching video | 11:26 hr | 18:28 hr |
| Gaming | 08:36 hr | 09:39 hr |
| Standby | 217 hr | 167 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4128 x 3096 | 4128 x 3096 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | 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 |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 13 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 13 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - | - |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 4000 x 3000 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| 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 | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| 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 2025 | September 2024 |
| Release date | September 2025 | October 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1199 | $1199 |
| Successor | - | - Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.94 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 0.8 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, performance, and gaming are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra. But if the battery life is more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra.
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