Phone Comparison - Apple iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 P5100 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Samsung
Announced March 2011 February 2012 June 2013
Status Available - March 2011 Released - May 2012 Available - July 2013
Colors Black, White 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)
256.6 x 175.3 x 9.7 mm
(10.1 x 6.9 x 0.38 in)
209.8 x 123.8 x 7.4 mm
(8.26 x 4.87 x 0.29 in)
Weight 607 g (21.41 oz) 588 g (20.74 oz) 314 g (11.08 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5 Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Exynos 4212
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 PowerVR SGX540 Mali-400MP
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32 GB storage 8/16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.7 inches 10.1 inches 8.0 inches
Resolution 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (149 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.01% 66.15% 71.21%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 0.7 MP, 960 x 720 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features No Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA; HSUPA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP 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 Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16/32 GB storage, 1GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32GB 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 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 Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 6930 mAh (25 Wh) 7000 mAh 4450 mAh
Stand by Up to 720 h Up to 200 h -
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 10 h Up to 11 h