Apple iPad Air 11 2024 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab Active5

599 USD

659 USD

Available

Available

Apple iPhone

Samsung Mobile

A2902, A2903, A2904, iPad14,8, iPad14,9

SM-X306B

2024, May 15

2024, January 10

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 - A2903 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 - A2904

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66, 68

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A2903, A2904

1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6

HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G

HSPA, LTE-A, 5G

247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm (9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 in)

213.8 x 126.8 x 10.1 mm (8.42 x 4.99 x 0.40 in)

462 g (1.02 lb)

Weight 433 g (15.27 oz)

Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame Stylus support (Apple Pencil Pro, Apple Pencil 2)

Corning Gorilla Glass 5 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) Drop-to-concrete resistance from up to 1.8 meter MIL-STD-810H compliant

eSIM

Nano-SIM, eSIM or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Stylus

Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue

Black

Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 500 nits (typ)

TFT LCD, 120Hz

11.0 inches, 357.6 cm2 (~80.9% screen-to-body ratio)

8.0 inches, 185.6 cm2 (~68.5% screen-to-body ratio)

1640 x 2360 pixels (~264 ppi density)

1920 x 1200 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~283 ppi density)

iPadOS 17.4, upgradable to iPadOS 18.1

Android 14, One UI 6

Apple M2

5 nm

Octa-core (4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores)

Octa-core

Apple GPU (10-core graphics)

8GB

6GB/8GB

128GB/256GB/512GB/1TB

128GB/256GB

microSDXC

12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF

13 MP, f/1.9, AF

HDR

LED flash, HDR, panorama

4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide)

5 MP, f/2.2

HDR

1080p@25/30/60fps; gyro-EIS

1080p@30fps

Li-Po (28.93 Wh), non-removable

Li-Po 5050 mAh, removable

Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer

Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass, proximity (accessories only) Samsung DeX

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes

Yes

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, hotspot

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

5.3, A2DP, LE

5.3, A2DP, LE

GPS, GLONASS (5G model only)

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS

USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort, magnetic connector

USB Type-C 2.0, charging/accessories connector pins

Yes