The iPad starts at $349 without a stylus and without any AI features built into the base price. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 (WiFi version) comes with an S Pen in the box, Galaxy AI on board, 256GB of storage, and an 11-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X display, and Prime Day just dropped it to $649, down from its $999 standard price, which is the lowest this tablet has ever been sold for anywhere. No Prime membership required, and the gap between this and an equivalent iPad setup has never been wider.
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S Pen in the box, Galaxy AI already running
Apple’s Apple Pencil starts at $79 and is sold separately for every iPad. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 includes the S Pen in the box at no additional cost, and it’s not a basic stylus: Note Assist with Galaxy AI takes handwritten notes and organizes them automatically during meetings and lectures, turning a page of handwriting into structured, searchable content without any manual cleanup. Drawing Assist converts rough sketches into shareable mockups and storyboards, which turns the S Pen from a note-taking tool into a proper creative instrument for product teams and designers.
Galaxy AI runs across the full suite of productivity tools on the Tab S11, and Gemini Live adds another layer: point the camera at something or share what’s on screen, and Gemini analyzes it in real time for instant insights and decision support without switching apps or opening a browser. The 12GB of RAM handles fast switching between multiple Android apps without slowdowns, and the 3nm MediaTek processor delivers the performance headroom that makes true multitasking feel fluid rather than stuttery at the edges.
