Phone Comparison - Apple iPad 4 Wi-Fi + Cellular vs Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) vs Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 3G

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Samsung
Announced October 2012 September 2013 January 2014
Status Available - November 2012 Available - October 2013 Coming soon
Colors Black, White Black, White Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 241.2 x 185.7 x 9.4 mm
(9.5 x 7.31 x 0.37 in)
243.1 x 171.4 x 7.9 mm
(9.57 x 6.75 x 0.31 in)
295.6 x 204 x 8 mm
(11.64 x 8.03 x 0.31 in)
Weight 662 g (23.35 oz) 540 g (WiFi)/ 535 g (3G)/ 547 g (LTE) (19.05 oz (WiFi)/ 18.87 oz (0.11G)/ 19.29 oz (LTE)) 750 g (26.46 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1459/ A1460
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - A1460
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A1459/ A1460 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 - A1459 LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - LTE version -
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 6 Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A6X Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 (LTE model) / Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5420
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP4 (quad-core graphics) Adreno 330 (LTE model) Mali-T628 MP6
RAM N/A 3 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 32/64 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen Super clear LCD capacitive touchscreen Super clear LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.7 inches 10.1 inches 12.2 inches
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 2560 x 1600 pixels (299 ppi) 2560 x 1600 pixels (247 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.01% 70.94% 71.83%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@60fps (LTE model) Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps (LTE model), 21 Mbps (3G model); HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot (carrier dependant) Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB Host Yes, microUSB v3.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage, 3 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor 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 Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 11,560 mAh (42.5 Wh) 8220 mAh 9500 mAh
Stand by Up to 720 h Up to 2230 h -
Talk Time Up to 9 h Up to 10 h (Multimedia & 2G)
Up to 49 h (3G)
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