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Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE 128GB Wi-Fi
Cheaper alternative to the iPad Air 11" (M4)

Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE 128GB Wi-Fi

Samsung · Model SM-X520NZAAXAR

$549.99 Maker's list price, checked Oct 7, 2026
Pixel density
249 ppi
Refresh rate
90 Hz
Peak brightness
800 nits
Base storage
128 GB
Compare with the iPad Air 11" (M4)

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As a cheaper alternative

94% spec match of the iPad Air 11" (M4)

vs the Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M4) Wi-Fi 128GB

The same 128 GB for $199 less, with an S Pen in the box, a microSD slot up to 2 TB, an IP68 rating, a 90Hz refresh rate and 800 nits against 500. The screen is 249 ppi against 264, memory is 8 GB against 12, and it is 33 g heavier at 497 g.

$199 less (27%) Ranked #2 of the iPad Air 11" (M4) alternatives

Better

  • Peak brightness: 800 nits vs 500 nits
  • Stylus in the box
  • microSD slot
  • IP68 water and dust rated

Matches

  • Base storage
  • Works with a pressure stylus

Gives up

  • Pixel density: 249 ppi vs 264 ppi
  • Memory (RAM): 8 GB vs 12 GB
  • Weight (Wi-Fi model): 497 g vs 464 g
76% spec match of the iPad Pro 11" (M5)

vs the Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M5) Wi-Fi 256GB

The budget answer at $649 less: an S Pen in the box, a microSD slot and IP68. Everything Apple publishes for the Pro is ahead on paper - 249 ppi against 264, 90Hz against 120, 800 nits against 1600, 128 GB against 256, 8 GB of memory against 12 - and it is 53 g heavier at 497 g.

$649 less (54%) Ranked #3 of the iPad Pro 11" (M5) alternatives

Better

  • Stylus in the box
  • microSD slot
  • IP68 water and dust rated

Matches

  • Works with a pressure stylus

Gives up

  • Pixel density: 249 ppi vs 264 ppi
  • Refresh rate: 90 Hz vs 120 Hz
  • Peak brightness: 800 nits vs 1,600 nits
  • Base storage: 128 GB vs 256 GB
  • Memory (RAM): 8 GB vs 12 GB
  • Weight (Wi-Fi model): 497 g vs 444 g

Full specifications

As Samsung publishes them. “Not listed” means the maker gives no figure.

Screen (diagonal)
10.9 in
Pixel density
249 ppi
Refresh rate
90 Hz
Peak brightness
800 nits
Base storage
128 GB
Memory (RAM)
8 GB
Weight (Wi-Fi model)
497 g
Works with a pressure stylus
Yes
Stylus in the box
Yes
microSD slot
Yes
IP68 water and dust rated
Yes
Battery as listed
8,000 mAh, up to 20 hr video

Source: www.samsung.com

What matters in tablets

An iPad is the tablet most people price first, and the Android rivals answer it on paper in a few specific places: more storage or memory for the base price, a sharper or brighter screen, a stylus in the box instead of sold separately, a microSD slot, and a water rating. What you give up is usually weight, and sometimes the screen.

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