Phone Comparison - Apple iPad Air vs Samsung Galaxy Tab E 9.6 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Samsung
Announced October 2013 June 2015 July 2015
Status Available - November 2013 Available - June 2015 Coming Soon - August 2015
Price - Rs. 15,500 ($147.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 23,855 ($349.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Space Gray, Silver White White, black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.3 in)
241.9 x 149.5 x 8.5 mm
(9.52 x 5.89 x 0.33 in)
237.3 x 169 x 5.6 mm
(9.34 x 6.65 x 0.22 in)
Weight 469 g / 478 g (16.54 oz / 16.86 oz) 490 g (17.28 oz) 389 g (Wi-Fi) / 392 g (LTE) (13.72 oz (Wi-Fi) / 13.83 oz (LTE))
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE- all models - LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 7.0.2 Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 Quad-core 1.3 GHz , Qualcomm Snapdragon
GPU PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) - -
RAM N/A 1.5 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64/128 GB storage 8 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.7 inches 9.6 inches 9.7 inches
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (157 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.58% 74.11% 72.61%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Yes
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization 720p@30fps 1440p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 2.1 MP [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, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps Yes HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0 v4.1, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64/128 GB storage 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 Non-removable Li-Po battery (32.4 Wh) Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity - 5000 mAh 5870 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h (multimedia) - -