Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 LTE vs Apple iPad Air 2 vs Apple iPad Pro

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Apple
Announced January 2014 October 2014 September 2015
Status Coming soon Available - October 2014 Available - September 2015
Price - Rs. 30,150 ($443.38) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 88,800 ($999.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Space Gray, Silver, Gold Space Gray, Silver, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 295.6 x 204 x 8 mm
(11.64 x 8.03 x 0.31 in)
240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 in)
305.7 x 220.6 x 6.9 mm
(12.04 x 8.69 x 0.27 in)
Weight 753 g (26.56 oz) 437 g / 444 g (15.41 oz / 15.66 oz) 713 g (Wi-Fi) (25.15 oz (Wi-Fi))
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - Wi‑Fi + Cellular model (data only)
CDMA 800 / 1900 - Wi‑Fi + Cellular model (data only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - Wi‑Fi + Cellular model (data only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - Wi‑Fi + Cellular model (data only)
4G Network LTE LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Wi‑Fi + Cellular model (data only)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint sensor (Touch ID) - Apple Pencil Support
- Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) iOS 8.1 iOS 9
Processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A8X , Apple A9X
GPU Adreno 330 PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) -
RAM 3 GB 1 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 16/64/128 GB 32/128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No No

display Display

Type Super clear LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic and Antireflective Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 12.2 inches 9.7 inches 12.9 inches
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels (247 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 2048 x 2739 pixels (265 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.83% 71.58% 76.42%
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 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, 1.12µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama) Autofocus, 1.12µm Pixel Size, Geo-Tagging, Touch Focus, Face/Smile detection, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@60fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, Stereo Rec.
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, Face [Similar] 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, Face Detection, HDR, [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 150 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi 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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v3.0, USB Host v2.0 v2.0, reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 (Safari) HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR3 32/128 GB, 4GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB No No
USB OTG Supported - -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint 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-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery (32.4 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 9500 mAh 8600 mAh 10307 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 10 h