Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 N8000 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) vs Apple iPad Air 2

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Apple
Announced August 2012 September 2013 October 2014
Status Available - August 2012 Available - October 2013 Available - October 2014
Price - - Rs. 30,150 ($443.38) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White/Silver Black, White Space Gray, Silver, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 262 x 180 x 8.9 mm
(10.31 x 7.09 x 0.35 in)
243.1 x 171.4 x 7.9 mm
(9.57 x 6.75 x 0.31 in)
240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 in)
Weight 600 g (21.16 oz) 540 g (WiFi)/ 535 g (3G)/ 547 g (LTE) (19.05 oz (WiFi)/ 18.87 oz (0.11G)/ 19.29 oz (LTE)) 437 g / 444 g (15.41 oz / 15.66 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - LTE version LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint sensor (Touch ID)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) iOS 8.1
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz, Exynos 4412 Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 (LTE model) / Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A8X
GPU Mali-400MP Adreno 330 (LTE model) PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics)
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 16/64/128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB No

display Display

Type PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen Super clear LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 10.1 inches 10.1 inches 9.7 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (149 ppi) 2560 x 1600 pixels (299 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.10% 70.94% 71.58%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, 1.12µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@60fps (LTE model) 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, Face [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps (LTE model), 21 Mbps (3G model); HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 150 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, 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, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB Host v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support; GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 3 GB RAM 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR3
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB No
USB OTG Supported Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery (32.4 Wh)
Capacity 7000 mAh 8220 mAh 8600 mAh
Stand by Up to 1500 h Up to 2230 h -
Talk Time Up to 33 h 20 min Up to 10 h (Multimedia & 2G)
Up to 49 h (3G)
Up to 10 h (multimedia)