Phone Comparison - Lenovo IdeaTab A1000 vs Apple iPad Air 2 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab E 9.6

general General Info

Manufacturer Lenovo Apple Samsung
Announced January 2013 October 2014 June 2015
Status Available - May 2013 Available - October 2014 Available - June 2015
Price - Rs. 30,150 ($443.38) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 15,500 ($147.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Space Gray, Silver, Gold White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 199 x 121 x 10.7 mm
(7.83 x 4.76 x 0.42 in)
240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 in)
241.9 x 149.5 x 8.5 mm
(9.52 x 5.89 x 0.33 in)
Weight 340 g (11.99 oz) 437 g / 444 g (15.41 oz / 15.66 oz) 490 g (17.28 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE -
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint sensor (Touch ID) -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) iOS 8.1 Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, MTK 8317 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A8X Quad-core 1.3 GHz
GPU - PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) -
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 4/16 GB 16/64/128 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 9.7 inches 9.6 inches
Resolution 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (157 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 56.96% 71.58% 74.11%
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, 2592х1936 pixels 5 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Auto focus, Auto focus, 1.12µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama) Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, Face [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes Yes
Edge No Yes Yes
3G N/A DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 150 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps Yes
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4/16 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR3 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG Supported - -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 Non-removable Li-Po Battery (32.4 Wh) Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3500 mAh 8600 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 7 h Up to 10 h (multimedia) -