Phone Comparison - Apple iPad Wi-Fi + 3G vs Apple iPad 4 Wi-Fi vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 P5200

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Samsung
Announced January 2010 October 2012 June 2013
Status Available - March 2010. Discontinued - March 2011 Available - November 2012 Available - July 2013
Colors Silver Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 242.8 x 189.7 x 13.4 mm
(9.56 x 7.47 x 0.53 in)
241.2 x 185.7 x 9.4 mm
(9.5 x 7.31 x 0.37 in)
243.1 x 176.1 x 7.95 mm
(9.57 x 6.93 x 0.31 in)
Weight 730 g (25.75 oz) 652 g (23 oz) 512 g (18.06 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5.1 iOS 6 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 Dual-core 1.4 GHz, Apple A6X Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2560
GPU PowerVR SGX535 PowerVR SGX554MP4 (quad-core graphics) PowerVR SGX544MP2
RAM 256 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32 GB
External Memory No No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.7 inches 9.7 inches 10.1 inches
Resolution 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 1280 x 800 pixels (149 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.22% 65.01% 69.51%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera - 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 3 MP, 2048 x 1536 pixels
Flash No No No
Features - Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Geo-tagging
Video - Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 720p
Front Camera - Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No Yes
Edge Yes No Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA N/A HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support No Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No 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 Non-removable, Li-Po Battery Non-removable, Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity - 11,560 mAh 6800 mAh
Stand by - Up to 720 h -
Talk Time - Up to 10 h Up to 9 h (3G Internet or Wi-Fi)
Up to 140 h (Audio Playback)
Up to 40 h (W-CDMA)