Phone Comparison - Apple iPad 2 Wi-Fi vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 P5110

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Samsung
Announced March 2011 March 2015 February 2012
Status Available - March 2011 Available - May 2015 Available - May 2012
Price - Rs. 12,270 ($179.99) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, White Black/Silver Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 241.2 x 185.7 x 8.8 mm
(9.5 x 7.31 x 0.35 in)
242.5 x 166.8 x 7.5 mm
(9.55 x 6.57 x 0.3 in)
256.6 x 175.3 x 9.7 mm
(10.1 x 6.9 x 0.38 in)
Weight 601 g (21.2 oz) 450 g (Wi-Fi) / 453 g (LTE) (15.87 oz (Wi-Fi) / 15.98 oz (LTE)) 581 g (20.49 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 N/A
3G Network HSDPA N/A
4G Network - LTE -
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 - PowerVR SGX540
RAM 512 MB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE) 8/16/32 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.7 inches 9.7 inches 10.1 inches
Resolution 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (149 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.01% 71.99% 66.15%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 0.7 MP, 960 x 720 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 3.15 MP,
Flash No No No
Features No Auto focus, Geo-tagging Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes 720p
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes No
Edge No Yes No
3G No HSPA, LTE N/A
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR v4.0 v3.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB v2.0 v2.0, USB Host
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes; GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE), 2 GB RAM 8/16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 6930 mAh (25 Wh) 6000 mAh 7000 mAh
Stand by Up to 720 h - Up to 2570 h
Talk Time Up to 10 h - 93 h (media player)