Phone Comparison - Apple iPad Air vs Samsung Galaxy Tab E 9.6 vs Amazon Fire HD 10

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Amazon
Announced October 2013 June 2015 September 2015
Status Available - November 2013 Available - June 2015 Available - September 2015
Price - Rs. 15,500 ($147.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 15,700 ($229.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Space Gray, Silver White Black, White
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)
262 x 159 x 7.7 mm
(10.31 x 6.26 x 0.3 in)
Weight 469 g / 478 g (16.54 oz / 16.86 oz) 490 g (17.28 oz) 432 g (15.24 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 N/A
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 N/A
4G Network LTE- all models - -
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Dolby Atmos Dual Stereo Speakers

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 7.0.2 Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop), Fire OS 5
Processor Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Dual-core 1.5 GHz & dual-core 1.2 GHz, Mediatek MT8135
GPU PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) - PowerVR G6200
RAM N/A 1.5 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64/128 GB storage 8 GB 16/32 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 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.7 inches 9.6 inches 10.1 inches
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (157 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (149 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.58% 74.11% 71.43%
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 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging Yes
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization 720p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] VGA, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes No
Edge Yes Yes No
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 No
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0 v4.0
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 b/g/n
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64/128 GB storage 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 1 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 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 Non-removable Li-Po battery (32.4 Wh) Non-removable Li-Ion Battery -
Capacity - 5000 mAh -
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h (multimedia) - Up to 8 h (multimedia)