Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 N5100 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) vs Apple iPad Air

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Apple
Announced February 2013 September 2013 October 2013
Status Available - April 2013 Available - October 2013 Available - November 2013
Colors Black, White/Silver Black, White Space Gray, Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 210.8 x 135.9 x 7.95 mm
(8.3 x 5.35 x 0.31 in)
243.1 x 171.4 x 7.9 mm
(9.57 x 6.75 x 0.31 in)
240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.3 in)
Weight 345 g (12.17 oz) 540 g (WiFi)/ 535 g (3G)/ 547 g (LTE) (19.05 oz (WiFi)/ 18.87 oz (0.11G)/ 19.29 oz (LTE)) 469 g / 478 g (16.54 oz / 16.86 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 (Reigon Dependent)
LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T
LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - LTE version LTE- all models
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) iOS 7.0.2
Processor Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A9, 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 A7
GPU Mali-400MP Adreno 330 (LTE model) PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics)
RAM 2 GB 3 GB N/A
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32/64/128 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB No

display Display

Type SC-LCD capacitive touchscreen Super clear LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.0 inches 10.1 inches 9.7 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) 2560 x 1600 pixels (299 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.56% 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, 2592 x 1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash No
Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, image stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@60fps (LTE model) Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [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, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
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, 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, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 (MHL), USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB Host Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

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

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not 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 Non-removable, Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery (32.4 Wh)
Capacity 4600 mAh 8220 mAh -
Stand by - Up to 2230 h -
Talk Time Up to 8 h Up to 10 h (Multimedia & 2G)
Up to 49 h (3G)
Up to 10 h (multimedia)