Phone Comparison - Apple iPad Air vs Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 vs Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet Wi-Fi

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Sony
Announced October 2013 January 2014 February 2014
Status Available - November 2013 Coming soon Available - March 2014
Colors Space Gray, Silver White/Silver 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)
243.1 x 171.4 x 7.3 mm
(9.57 x 6.75 x 0.29 in)
266 x 172 x 6.4 mm
(10.47 x 6.77 x 0.25 in)
Weight 469 g / 478 g (16.54 oz / 16.86 oz) 469 g (16.54 oz) 426 g (15.03 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
N/A N/A
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 N/A N/A
4G Network LTE- all models - -
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM , EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 7.0.2 Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5420 Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm APQ8074AB Snapdragon 801
GPU PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) Mali-T628 MP6 Adreno 330
RAM N/A 2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64/128 GB storage 16/32 GB storage 16/32 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen Super clear LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.7 inches 10.1 inches 10.1 inches
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 2560 x 1600 pixels (299 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (224 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.58% 70.94% 64.75%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No - 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 8.1 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash No LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes N/A No
Edge Yes N/A 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 N/A No
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, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot 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, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3)
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64/128 GB storage 16/32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po battery (32.4 Wh) Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity - 8220 mAh 6000 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 1420 h
Talk Time Up to 10 h (multimedia) - Up to 13 h (multimedia)