Apple iPad Pro 11" M5 Space Black 2025
Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ 11" X218 Graphite 2024
What Buyers Say
Apple iPad Pro 11" M5 Space Black 2025
The iPad Pro 11" with the M5 chip is highly praised for its speed, responsiveness, and portability. Users highlight its excellent performance for note-taking, creative work like drawing in Procreate, and business tasks. The 1TB model with 16GB RAM is especially valued for graphics-intensive work. The only minor complaint is about shipping delays from one retailer.
Pros
- Fast M5 chip performance
- Excellent for note-taking and drawing
- Portable 11-inch size
- Ample 1TB storage with 16GB RAM
- Great for business and creative tasks
Cons
- Shipping delays from some retailers
Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ 11" X218 Graphite 2024
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ receives mostly positive feedback for its performance, gaming capability, and value for money. However, one verified buyer reported a serious issue with Factory Reset Protection, indicating the device was not properly reset before resale. Another user noted a language setting quirk where updates reverted to India English, but this was easily corrected. Overall, the tablet functions well for Wi-Fi use and supports expandable storage via SD card.
Pros
- Great performance for gaming
- Excellent value for money
- Expandable storage up to 1 TB
- Works well with Wi-Fi
- Easy data transfer from Samsung phone
Cons
- Factory Reset Protection issue on renewed unit
- Language setting reverts to India English after updates
- Multiple updates required initially
Scores
Specifications
| Apple iPad Pro 11" M5 | Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ 11" X218 | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | ||
| CPU* | Apple M5 ★ | Apple M2 |
| CPU Multi-Core Score | ||
| Cores | 10★ | 8 |
| GPU* | Apple (10-Core)★ | X1 |
| GPU Benchmark Score | ||
| Memory & Storage | ||
| RAM | 16 GB★ | 8 GB |
| Storage | 1 TB★ | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD★ | eMMC |
| Expandable | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Display | ||
| Size | 11" | 11" |
| Resolution | 2420 px★ | — |
| Panel | OLED★ | LCD |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz★ | 90 Hz |
| Brightness | 1600 nits★ | — |
| Connectivity | ||
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7★ | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.1★ |
| USB-C | 1 | 1 |
| Cellular | ✓ | ✓ |
| Features | ||
| Stylus Support | ✓★ | — |
| Stylus Model | Apple Pencil Pro | — |
| Fingerprint Reader | ✓★ | — |
| Face Unlock | ✓★ | — |
| Physical | ||
| Weight | 0.45 kg★ | 0.91 kg |
| Battery | 31 Wh★ | — |
| OS | iPadOS | Android 13 |
Pros & Cons
Apple iPad Pro 11" M5 Space Black 2025
- Strong screen (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong connectivity (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong gpu (97th percentile)97th %ile
Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ 11" X218 Graphite 2024
- Strong connectivity (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong battery (69th percentile)
- Strong ram (66th percentile)
- Below average gpu (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
- Below average social proof (28th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (30th percentile)
- Below average feature (31st percentile)
Verdict
Scores 97 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 18 of 25 specs.