Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra

[ 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 S11 Ultra (87/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Why choose Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4):
  • + Higher DeviceBenchmark Score score (94 vs 87)
  • + Higher Performance score (99 vs 91)

Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra
Battery Life 88.0 Very Good —
DeviceBenchmark Score 94.0 Excellent WINNER 87.0 Very Good
Display 99.0 Excellent —
Performance 99.0 Excellent WINNER 91.0 Excellent
Portability 96.0 Excellent —
Gaming — 87.0 Very Good

Detailed Technical Specifications

Design

Design specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra
Thickness 5.1 mm (0.20 in) — Thinnest Apple Product 5.1 mm (0.2 inches)
Weight 579 g (1.28 lbs) 692 g (24.41 oz)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra
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 — Yes (30-120 Hz)
Aspect ratio — 16:10
Contrast — ∞ Infinity
Display features — - DCI-P3
HDR support — Yes, HDR10+
Max rated brightness — 1000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR — 1600 nits
PPI — 239 ppi
PWM — 480 Hz
RGB color space — 99.8%
Refresh rate — 120 Hz
Resolution — 1848 x 2960 pixels
Response time — 2 ms
Screen protection — Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio — 90.8%
Size — 14.6 inches
Type — Dynamic AMOLED

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra
Chipset Apple M4 (9-core / 10-core CPU) MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus
Gpu 10-core GPU with Mesh Shading & Dynamic Caching 1024333
Ram 8 GB / 16 GB Unified Memory —
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
CPU cores — 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
FLOPS — ~4952.1 GFLOPS
GPU clock — 1612 MHz
GPU shading units — 1536
Graphics — Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12
L3 cache — 12 MB
Lithography process — 3 nanometers
Manufacturing — TSMC
Max clock — 3630 MHz
Neural processor (NPU) — MediaTek NPU 890

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra
Battery cycles — 1200 cycles
Battery type — Li-Po
Capacity — 11600 mAh
Fast charging — Yes (38% in 30 min)
Full charging time — 1:35 hr
Gaming — 08:36 hr
Max charge power — 45 W
Replaceable — No
Reverse charging — No
Standby — 217 hr
Watching video — 11:26 hr
Web browsing — 07:39 hr
Wireless charging — No

Benchmarks

Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra
CPU — 838002
Compute Score (GPU) — 22106
Data manipulation — 14039
GPU 10-core GPU with Mesh Shading & Dynamic Caching 1024333
Graphics score — 2422
Graphics test — 18 FPS
Memory — 398068
Multi-core score — 9105
Photo editing — 40750
Section 1 — 47 FPS
Section 2 — 45 FPS
Section 3 — 38 FPS
Single-core score — 2799
Stability — 87%
Total score — 2873296
UX — 612893
Video editing — 7385
Web score — 12340
Writing score — 27541

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra
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), B13(700), B17(700), B20(800), B25(1900), B26(850), B28(700), B32(1500), B66(AWS-3)
5G support — Yes
Bluetooth features — LE
Bluetooth version — 5.4
DisplayPort — Yes
GPS — GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Hybrid slot — No
Infrared port — No
Multi SIM mode — Standby
NFC* — No
Number of SIM* — 1
Type of SIM card — Nano
USB features — - Charging- USB-Storage mode- OTG
USB type — USB Type-C
USB version — 3.2
Wi-Fi features — - Dual Band- Wi-Fi MiMO- Wi-Fi Direct- Wi-Fi Hotspot- Wi-Fi Display
Wi-Fi standard — Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
eSIM support* — Yes

Design and build

Design and build specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra
Advanced cooling — Vapor chamber
Area — 680 cm2(105.5 inches2)
Colors — Silver, Gray
Fingerprint scanner — Yes, in-display
Frame material — Metal
Height — 326.3 mm (12.85 inches)
Rear material — Metal
Repairability — Average (2.78/5)
Thickness 5.1 mm (0.20 in) — Thinnest Apple Product 5.1 mm (0.2 inches)
Waterproof — IP68
Weight 579 g (1.28 lbs) 692 g (24.41 oz)
Width — 208.5 mm (8.21 inches)

Main camera

Main camera specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra
1080p video recording — Up to 60FPS
4K video recording — Up to 60FPS
8K video recording — No
Aperture — f/2.0
Autofocus — Phase autofocus
Camera features — -
Flash — LED
Focal length — 26 mm
Image resolution — 4128 x 3096
Lenses — 1) Standard: 13 MP2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
Matrix — 13 megapixels
Pixel size — 1 micron
Sensor size — 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch)
Stabilization — Digital
Zoom — Digital

Memory

Memory specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra
Channels — 4
Memory card — MicroSD
Memory card max size — Up to 2048 GB
Memory clock — 5333 MHz
Memory type — LPDDR5X
RAM size — 12 GB
Storage size — 256 GB
Storage type — UFS 4.0

Other

Other specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra
Announced — September 2025
Bundled charger — Not included
Category — Flagship
Launch price (MSRP) — $1199
Release date — September 2025
SAR (body) — 0.8 W/kg
Sensors — - Proximity sensor- Gyroscope- Accelerometer- Ambient light sensor- Compass- Fingerprint

Selfie camera

Selfie camera specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) — No
Megapixels — 12 megapixels
Sensor — CMOS
Video resolution — 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS

Software

Software specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra
OS size — 28.1 GB
OS updates — 0 years
Operating system — Android 16
ROM — One UI 8.5

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra
Dolby Atmos — Yes
FM radio — No
Headphone audio jack — No
Speakers — 4.0

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