iPad Air 11" Gen 2 (M3, Early 2025) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (SD 720G, Early 2022)

iPad Air 11" Gen 2 (M3, Early 2025) $599
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (SD 720G, Early 2022) $350
Base Price (MSRP)
$599
Base Price (MSRP)
$350
CPU
M3 (8C9G-FL)
CPU
Snapdragon 720G
GPU
9-Core M3-FL
GPU
Adreno 618
Memory
8GB
Memory
4GB
Storage
128GB
Storage
64GB
Display
10.9" LCD IPS 2360×1640 Touch
Display
10.4" LCD 2000×1200 Touch

GB6 Single-Core

  • 4.23x faster vs Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (SD 720G, Early 2022)
  • 76% slower vs iPad Air 11" Gen 2 (M3, Early 2025)
iPad Air 11" Gen 2 (M3, Early 2025) - GB6S 3,130
x4.23
Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (SD 720G, Early 2022) - GB6S 740
x1

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 5.45x faster vs Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (SD 720G, Early 2022)
  • 82% slower vs iPad Air 11" Gen 2 (M3, Early 2025)
iPad Air 11" Gen 2 (M3, Early 2025) - GB6M 9,510
x5.45
Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (SD 720G, Early 2022) - GB6M 1,745
x1

FP32

  • 7.63x faster vs Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (SD 720G, Early 2022)
  • 87% slower vs iPad Air 11" Gen 2 (M3, Early 2025)
iPad Air 11" Gen 2 (M3, Early 2025) - 3.22 TFLOPS FP32
x7.63
Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (SD 720G, Early 2022) - 422 GFLOPS FP32
x1
CPU Image
M3 (8C9G-FL)
8 Cores
8 Threads
4.05GHz Clock
CPU Image
Snapdragon 720G
8 Cores
8 Threads
2.3GHz Clock
M3 (8C9G-FL) vs Snapdragon 720G Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
9-Core M3-FL
1152 Shaders
1398MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
Adreno 618
256 Shaders
825MHz
Shared Memory
3.22 TFLOPS FP32
6%
422 GFLOPS FP32
1%
9-Core M3-FL vs Adreno 618 Full Specs Comparison
8GB
LPDDR5-6400
4GB
LPDDR4X-3733
24 Tabs
5%
8 Tabs
2%
128GB
64GB
186 min 4K Video
5%
58 min 4K Video
1%
10.9"
LCD IPS
10.4"
LCD
10.9"
10.4"
Area
55.7 in² (359.2 cm²)
23:16 Aspect Ratio
Area
47.7 in² (307.9 cm²)
5:3 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
500 Nits
-
Brightness
300 Nits
350 Nits Peak
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Resolution
2360×1640
3.9 Million Pixels
264 PPI
Resolution
2000×1200
2.4 Million Pixels
224 PPI
2360×1640
2000×1200
LED Backlight
1,300:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
1,400:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
99% sRGB
97% DCI-P3
Coverage
97% sRGB
-
Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
Fully Laminated
-
-
Fully Laminated
Touch
Capacitive
Touch
Capacitive
2360×1640
2000×1200
Main
12.2MP
28mm Lens
ƒ/1.8 Aperture
1/2.93" Sensor Size
1.22 µm Pixel Size
Optical Image Stabilization
Main
8.0MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/4" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
-
Front
12.2MP
12mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/3.4" Sensor Size
1.00 µm Pixel Size
122˚ Diagonal Field of View
Front
5.0MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/5" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
80˚ Diagonal Field of View
Zoom
5x Digital Zoom-In
Zoom
5x Digital Zoom-In
Max FPS
30 FPS 720p
240 FPS 1080p
60 FPS 4K
Max FPS
-
30 FPS 1080p
-
Max Front FPS
60 FPS 1080p
Max Front FPS
30 FPS 1080p
Features
Autofocus
Center Stage
HDR Photo
Video Stabilization
Photo Geotagging
Features
Autofocus
-
-
Video Stabilization
Photo Geotagging
Modes
Slow Motion
Time-Lapse
Panorama
Burst Mode
-
-
-
-
-
Not Included
S Pen Tab S6
Fingerprint
No Biometrics
2
2
2
2
No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
X62
5G mmWave
No Cellular
Speed
Up to 4400Mbps Download
Up to 1600Mbps Upload
SIM Slots
1x eSIM
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 5.0
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
Barometer
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
-
Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light (ALS)
Magnetometer
Adaptive Colour (True Tone)
Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light (ALS)
-
Adaptive Colour (True Tone)
Location
-
-
-
-
-
iBeacon
-
Location
GPS
GLONASS
Galileo
QZSS
Beidou
-
Compass
Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
-
1x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps)
Data
1x USB-C 2.0 (480Mbps)
-
-
-
Audio
1x Audio Jack
-
-
Card
1x micro SDXC Card
External
External
20W
9.00V
2.22A
15W
9.00V
1.67A
USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
2.22A 9V (19.98W)
USB-PD
2.00A 5V (10W)
1.67A 9V (15.03W)
USB-C
Removable Cable
USB-A
Removable Cable
28.9Wh
7715mAh
3.75V
Lithium-Ion
27.1Wh
7040mAh
3.85V
Lithium-Ion
Up to 10 Hours
Up to 14 Hours
iPadOS
Android
Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
Height
247.6 mm (9.7 in)
Width
178.5 mm (7 in)
Depth
6.1 mm (0.2 in)
Volume
0.300 L
Height
244.5 mm (9.6 in)
Width
154.3 mm (6.1 in)
Depth
7 mm (0.3 in)
Volume
0.300 L
Weight
460 g (16.23 oz)
Weight
465 g (16.4 oz)
CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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