Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A11

[ VERDICT ] Winner: Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) (94/100)

Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) leads overall with a score of 94/100 compared to Samsung Galaxy Tab A11 (53/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab A11
Battery Life 88.0 Very Good
Display 99.0 Excellent
NanoReview Score 94.0 Excellent WINNER 53.0 Below Average
Performance 99.0 Excellent WINNER 30.0 Poor
Portability 96.0 Excellent
Gaming 13.0 Poor

Detailed Technical Specifications

Design

Design specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab A11
Thickness 5.1 mm (0.20 in) — Thinnest Apple Product 8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 579 g (1.28 lbs) 335 g (11.82 oz)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab A11
Display Type Tandem OLED Ultra Retina XDR (2752 x 2064)
Refresh Rate 120 Hz ProMotion, 1000 nits SDR/HDR (1600 nits peak)
Adaptive refresh rate No
Aspect ratio 5:3
Contrast 1461:1
HDR support No
Max rated brightness 500 nits
PPI 179 ppi
PWM Not detected
RGB color space 78.6%
Refresh rate 90 Hz
Resolution 800 x 1340 pixels
Response time 29 ms
Screen protection Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 81.9%
Size 8.7 inches
Type TFT LCD

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab A11
Chipset Apple M4 (9-core / 10-core CPU) MediaTek Helio G99
Gpu 10-core GPU with Mesh Shading & Dynamic Caching 43322
Ram 8 GB / 16 GB Unified Memory
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6)
FLOPS ~128 GFLOPS
GPU clock 1000 MHz
GPU shading units 64
Graphics Mali-G57 MP2
Lithography process 6 nanometers
Manufacturing TSMC
Max clock 2200 MHz
Neural processor (NPU) Yes

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab A11
Battery cycles 1200 cycles
Battery type Li-Ion
Capacity 5100 mAh
Fast charging Yes (51% in 60 min)
Full charging time 2:28 hr
Max charge power 15 W
Replaceable No
Reverse charging No
Wireless charging No

Benchmarks

Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab A11
CPU 250145
Compute Score (GPU) 1314
Data manipulation 7520
GPU 10-core GPU with Mesh Shading & Dynamic Caching 43322
Memory 116331
Multi-core score 2049
Photo editing 14671
Single-core score 732
Total score 545546
UX 135748
Video editing 4521
Web score 10433
Writing score 11923

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab A11
2G network GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G network UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)
4G network LTE B1(2100), B2(1900), B3(1800), B4(AWS), B5(850), B7(2600), B8(900), B12(700), B17(700), B20(800), B28(700), B66(AWS-3)
5G support No
Bluetooth features LE
Bluetooth version 5.3
DisplayPort No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Hybrid slot No
Infrared port No
LTE Cat* 13
NFC* No
Number of SIM* 1
Type of SIM card Nano
USB features - Charging- USB-Storage mode
USB type USB Type-C
USB version 2
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band- Wi-Fi Direct- Wi-Fi Hotspot- Wi-Fi Display
Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
eSIM support* Yes

Design and build

Design and build specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab A11
Area 263 cm2(40.8 inches2)
Colors Silver, Gray
Drop resistance Good (C) · 104 drops
Fingerprint scanner No
Frame material Metal
Height 211 mm (8.31 inches)
Rear material Metal
Repairability Average (2.72/5)
Thickness 5.1 mm (0.20 in) — Thinnest Apple Product 8 mm (0.31 inches)
Waterproof No
Weight 579 g (1.28 lbs) 335 g (11.82 oz)
Width 124.7 mm (4.91 inches)

Main camera

Main camera specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab A11
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS
4K video recording No
8K video recording No
Autofocus Phase autofocus
Camera features -
Flash No
Image resolution 3264 x 2448
Lenses 1) Standard: 8 MP
Matrix 8 megapixels
Slow motion No
Stabilization Digital
Zoom Digital

Memory

Memory specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab A11
Channels 2
Memory card MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB
Memory clock 2133 MHz
Memory type LPDDR4X
RAM size 4 GB
Storage size 64 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2

Other

Other specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab A11
Announced September 2025
Bundled charger Not included
Category Budget
Launch price (MSRP) $180
Release date October 2025
SAR (body) 0.29 W/kg
Sensors - Accelerometer- Ambient light sensor- Compass

Selfie camera

Selfie camera specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab A11
Aperture f/2.0
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No
Megapixels 5 megapixels
Sensor CMOS
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS

Software

Software specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab A11
OS size 14 GB
OS updates 5 years
Operating system Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM One UI 8.0

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab A11
Dolby Atmos Yes
FM radio No
Headphone audio jack Yes
Speakers Stereo

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