Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S11

The short verdict

iPad Air 11-inch (M2) edges it on score

The iPad Air 11-inch (M2) leads overall; pick the Galaxy Tab S11 if its strengths below matter more to you.

iPad Air 11-inch (M2)

8.9

Galaxy Tab S11

7.9

Choose the iPad Air 11-inch (M2) if

Students and creatives who want portability and Pencil Pro support

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Choose the Galaxy Tab S11 if

Android users who want a compact OLED tablet with an S Pen and IP68 for notes and video.

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At a glance

Key differences

Measured differences only. Ties and tiny gaps are left out.

Full specs

Side-by-side specifications

Display2 differences

Display type

Liquid Retina display

Dynamic AMOLED

Brightness

500

1000

Performance2 differences

Chipset

Apple M2

Dimensity 9400+

GPU

9-core GPU

Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12

Battery & Charging2 differences

Capacity

Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi‐Fi or watching video, Up to 9 hours of surfing the web using cellular data network

8,400 mAh

Charging port

USB-C

USB Type-C

Memory2 differences

Storage

128GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1TB

128 GB, 512 GB, 2 TB

RAM

—

12 GB

Camera1 difference

Primary camera

—

13 MP

Connectivity3 differences

Bluetooth

5.3

5.4

Ports

USB-C port with support for:

USB Type-C

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) with 2x2 MIMO 5

Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)

Body2 differences

Dimensions

247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm

253.8 x 165.3 x 5.5 mm

Weight

—

469 g

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iPad Air 11-inch (M2) vs Galaxy Tab S11

iPad Air 11-inch (M2) edges it on score

Key differences

Side-by-side specifications

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