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

[ 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 (87/100), 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 S11
Battery Life 88.0 Very Good
Display 99.0 Excellent
NanoReview Score 94.0 Excellent WINNER 87.0 Very Good
Performance 99.0 Excellent WINNER 89.0 Very Good
Portability 96.0 Excellent
Gaming 84.0 Very Good

Detailed Technical Specifications

Design

Design specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S11
Thickness 5.1 mm (0.20 in) — Thinnest Apple Product 5.5 mm (0.22 inches)
Weight 579 g (1.28 lbs) 469 g (16.54 oz)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S11
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
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 274 ppi
PWM 480 Hz
RGB color space 99.5%
Refresh rate 120 Hz
Resolution 1600 x 2560 pixels
Response time 1 ms
Screen protection Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 83.6%
Size 11 inches
Type Dynamic AMOLED

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S11
Chipset Apple M4 (9-core / 10-core CPU) MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus
Gpu 10-core GPU with Mesh Shading & Dynamic Caching 976476
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
Battery cycles 1200 cycles
Battery type Li-Po
Capacity 8400 mAh
Fast charging Yes (50% in 40 min)
Full charging time 1:30 hr
Max charge power 45 W
Replaceable No
Reverse charging No
Wireless charging No

Benchmarks

Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S11
CPU 871712
Compute Score (GPU) 21988
Data manipulation 13970
GPU 10-core GPU with Mesh Shading & Dynamic Caching 976476
Graphics score 2385
Graphics test 18 FPS
Memory 335022
Multi-core score 8933
Photo editing 41221
Section 1 47 FPS
Section 2 42 FPS
Section 3 35 FPS
Single-core score 2742
Stability 73%
Total score 2745560
UX 562350
Video editing 7384
Web score 14704
Writing score 27706

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S11
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 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
eSIM support* Yes

Design and build

Design and build specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S11
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber
Area 420 cm2(65 inches2)
Colors Silver, Gray
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display
Frame material Metal
Height 253.8 mm (9.99 inches)
Rear material Metal
Repairability Average (2.86/5)
Thickness 5.1 mm (0.20 in) — Thinnest Apple Product 5.5 mm (0.22 inches)
Waterproof IP68
Weight 579 g (1.28 lbs) 469 g (16.54 oz)
Width 165.3 mm (6.51 inches)

Main camera

Main camera specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S11
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 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
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 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1

Other

Other specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S11
Announced September 2025
Bundled charger Not included
Category Flagship
Launch price (MSRP) $799
Release date September 2025
SAR (body) 0.99 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor- Gyroscope- Accelerometer- Ambient light sensor- Compass- Fingerprint

Recent User Tests

Recent User Tests specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S11
Date Benchmark
📘 2026-06-11(Omsin) AnTuTu

Selfie camera

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

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