As we close out 2025, the tablet market has solidified into a binary choice between two distinct philosophies. On one side, we have the freshly released iPad Pro 13-inch (M5), Apple’s latest silicon marvel released just last month. On the other, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra, which dropped in September with a gargantuan footprint and a surprising shift in silicon strategy.
For us engineers, the headline isn’t just the screens—it’s the engines driving them.











