Phone Comparison - Apple iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G vs Apple iPad 3 Wi-Fi + 4G vs Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 N8000

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Samsung
Announced March 2011 March 2012 August 2012
Status Available - March 2011 Available - March 2012 Available - August 2012
Colors Black, White Black, White Black, White/Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 241.2 x 185.7 x 8.8 mm
(9.5 x 7.31 x 0.35 in)
241.2 x 185.7 x 9.4 mm
(9.5 x 7.31 x 0.37 in)
262 x 180 x 8.9 mm
(10.31 x 7.09 x 0.35 in)
Weight 607 g (21.41 oz) 662 g (23.35 oz) 600 g (21.16 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 for AT&T
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO for Verizon
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 for AT&T HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 for AT&T -
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5 iOS 5 Android OS, v4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5 Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5X Quad-core 1.4 GHz, Exynos 4412
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 PowerVR SGX543MP4 Mali-400MP
RAM 512 MB N/A 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory No No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS 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) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (149 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.01% 65.01% 63.10%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No 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 x 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash No No LED flash
Features No Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Class 12
3G HSDPA; HSUPA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support; GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML (Safari) HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 64 GB
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 Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 6930 mAh (25 Wh) 42.5 Wh 7000 mAh
Stand by Up to 720 h Up to 720 h Up to 1500 h
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 10 h Up to 33 h 20 min