Phone Comparison - Apple iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4

Apple iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G
apple ipad 2 wi-fi + 3g
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
samsung galaxy tab s 8.4
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung
Announced March 2011 June 2014
Status Available - March 2011 Available - July 2014
Colors Black, White White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 241.2 x 185.7 x 8.8 mm
(9.5 x 7.31 x 0.35 in)
212.8 x 125.6 x 6.6 mm
(8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 in)
Weight 607 g (21.41 oz) 294 g (10.37 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 No
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 No
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5 [Similar] Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5420 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 [Similar] Mali-T628 MP6 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 32/64 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.7 inches [Similar] 8.4 inches [Similar]
Resolution 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi) 1600 x 2560 pixels (359 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.01% 76.71%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No No
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 0.7 MP, 960 x 720 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features No Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No
Edge Yes No
3G HSDPA; HSUPA No
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 6930 mAh (25 Wh) 4900 mAh
Stand by Up to 720 h -
Talk Time Up to 10 h -