I never thought I’d say this… (M5 iPad Pro vs Tab S11 Ultra)

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Can the new M5 iPad Pro finally beat the Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra at Samsung’s own game… productivity and DeX?

In this video I put Apple’s 2025 iPad Pro 13 inch up against the Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra and focus purely on work: external monitors, Stage Manager vs Samsung DeX, windowed apps, email, Excel, PowerPoint, Chrome with 20 tabs open, Teams/Slack, notes, cloud storage and more.

If you are trying to decide between the M5 iPad Pro and the Tab S11 Ultra as your main productivity tablet, this one is for you.

We look at:

Real world multitasking on iPadOS 26 and DeX

How many apps you can actually keep open before things fall apart

Using both tablets as desktop replacements with a USB C monitor, keyboard and mouse

Screen to body ratio and why that huge 14.6″ AMOLED on the Tab S11 Ultra can be an advantage in DeX

Why the Ultra Retina XDR display on the iPad Pro still feels like a portable reference monitor for photo and video work

Along the way I also talk about my own use cases, where each tablet feels stronger, and why window management on iPadOS 26 is finally good enough that I can say (reluctantly)… it might actually be nicer than DeX in some scenarios.

📌 Tablets used in this video

• Apple M5 iPad Pro 13″ (2025) – 12 GB RAM, 256 GB, Wi Fi
• Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra – 12 GB RAM, 512 GB, Wi Fi, MediaTek Dimensity 9400+

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