Compare iPad and Android tablet sizes side by side, at the size you would hold them in your hands. Pick two models to see the body, the screen and the real picture you get when watching a film, YouTube or sport.
| Model | Body (mm) | Screen (in) | Active screen (mm) | 16:9 picture (mm) | Picture fills | Resolution (px) | Data source |
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A spec sheet tells you a tablet is 11 or 13 inches, but that number is only the screen diagonal. It does not show how big the tablet feels in your hands, how much bigger the next size up really is, or how large a film will look once the black bars appear. This tablet size comparison tool answers those questions by drawing two tablets at their true size on your own screen, next to each other, so you can judge them the way you would in a shop.
Every body and screen is drawn from its real width and height in millimetres. After a quick calibration with a bank card, what you see matches the physical device, so you can even hold your current tablet up to the screen and compare.
Switch between the body you hold, the screen alone, and the picture you get from a 16:9 video. Most iPad size charts stop at the first two. The third is often the one that matters most for films, YouTube and sport.
Load a YouTube link or a video from your computer. It plays on both tablets at the same moment and stays in sync, so you see the same scene at two sizes. Your files are never uploaded.
Compare iPad sizes across iPad mini, iPad, iPad Air and iPad Pro, or put an iPad next to a Samsung Galaxy Tab, Xiaomi Pad, OnePlus Pad or Lenovo tablet. Every model lists where its numbers come from.
Two tablets with the same diagonal can show very different pictures, because their screens have different shapes. iPads with a 4:3 screen, such as the iPad Pro 13" and iPad Air 13", show a 16:9 video with black bars that take a quarter of the screen. The iPad 11" models and most Android tablets have a wider screen, so the same video fills more of it.
The Galaxy Tab S11 screen has 4% less area than the iPad 11" (A16), yet its 16:9 picture is 7% larger.
Going from the iPad Pro 11" to the 13" adds 43% screen area, but only 32% to a 16:9 video picture.
Coming from a 9.7" iPad 6th gen, the iPad 11" (A16) gives you 26% more screen and 36% more video picture. The iPad Pro 13" gives you 80% more of both.
See whether the bigger iPad is worth the extra size and weight for the way you use it, or whether the 11" already gives you enough picture.
If most of your time goes on video, compare the 16:9 picture instead of the diagonal. That is the size you will actually watch.
Pick your current model next to the new one and see exactly how much more screen you get, in millimetres and in percent.
The body size in millimetres helps you check whether a tablet fits a bag pocket, a stand or a car holder before you order.
The screen is about 264 × 198 mm against 230 × 159 mm, which is 43% more area. For a 16:9 video the picture grows from about 230 × 129 mm to 264 × 149 mm, or 32% more, because the 13" screen is 4:3 and adds more black bar.
The iPad 11" screen has 79% more area than the iPad mini (A17 Pro). A 16:9 video is about 229 × 129 mm on the iPad 11" and 176 × 99 mm on the iPad mini.
Browsers draw millimetres for an average screen, and most laptop and phone screens are denser. Calibrate with a bank card above, after that the sizes match the real devices.
Each model shows its source in the “Data source” column, mostly the maker’s spec page. Screen width and height are calculated from the official diagonal and the screen resolution.
Yes, it is free and there is nothing to sign up for. The tool runs in your browser and the videos you pick from your computer stay on your computer.
Yes, but a phone screen is smaller than most tablets, so you will scroll to see the full size. For a true side-by-side view, a laptop or desktop screen works best.