Samsung Galaxy Tab Active5 vs Apple iPad Air 11 2024

Prices in Kuwait
Product
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active5
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active5
198 KWD (Estimated)
Apple iPad Air 11 2024
Apple iPad Air 11 2024
204 KWD

Price
198 KWD (Estimated)
204 KWD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Samsung Mobile
Apple iPhone
Model No
SM-X306B
A2902, A2903, A2904, iPad14,8, iPad14,9

Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66, 68
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
5G bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
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
Speed
HSPA, LTE-A, 5G
HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G

Dimensions
213.8 x 126.8 x 10.1 mm (8.42 x 4.99 x 0.40 in)
247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm (9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 in)
Weight
Weight 433 g (15.27 oz)
462 g (1.02 lb)
Build
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
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame Stylus support (Apple Pencil Pro, Apple Pencil 2)
SIM
Nano-SIM, eSIM or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Stylus
eSIM
Colors
Black
Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue

Type
TFT LCD, 120Hz
Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 500 nits (typ)
Size
8.0 inches, 185.6 cm2 (~68.5% screen-to-body ratio)
11.0 inches, 357.6 cm2 (~80.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1920 x 1200 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~283 ppi density)
1640 x 2360 pixels (~264 ppi density)

OS
Android 14, One UI 6
iPadOS 17.4, upgradable to iPadOS 18.1
Chipset
5 nm
Apple M2
CPU
Octa-core
Octa-core (4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores)
GPU
Apple GPU (10-core graphics)

RAM
6GB/8GB
8GB
Storage
128GB/256GB
128GB/256GB/512GB/1TB
Card Slot
microSDXC

Lens 1
13 MP, f/1.9, AF
12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
Features
LED flash, HDR, panorama
HDR
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS

Lens 1
5 MP, f/2.2
12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide)
Video
1080p@30fps
1080p@25/30/60fps; gyro-EIS
Features
HDR

Capacity
Li-Po 5050 mAh, removable
Li-Po (28.93 Wh), non-removable

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

Loudspeaker
Yes
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
Yes

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.3, A2DP, LE
5.3, A2DP, LE
GPS
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
GPS, GLONASS (5G model only)
NFC
Yes
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, charging/accessories connector pins
USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort, magnetic connector