Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 LTE vs Samsung Galaxy S5 Octa-Core vs Apple iPad Air 2

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Apple
Announced January 2014 March 2014 October 2014
Status Coming soon Available - April 2014 Available - October 2014
Price - - Rs. 30,150 ($443.38) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Black, White, Blue, 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)
142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm
(5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)
240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 in)
Weight 753 g (26.56 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz) 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 LTE (market dependent) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint sensor (Touch ID)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) iOS 8.1
Processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5422 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A8X
GPU Adreno 330 Mali-T628 MP6 PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics)
RAM 3 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 16/32 GB storage 16/64/128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB No

display Display

Type Super clear LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 12.2 inches 5.1 inches 9.7 inches
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels (247 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (432 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.83% 69.63% 71.58%
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 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels 5 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash phase detection auto No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection 1/2.6' Sensor Size, 1.12 µm Pixel Size, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR Auto focus, 1.12µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video Yes, 1080p@60fps Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, video stabilization, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar] 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, Face [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 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
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE v4.0, A2DP, EDR
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, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v3.0, USB Host Yes, microUSB v3.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 16/32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR3
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery (32.4 Wh)
Capacity 9500 mAh 2800 mAh 8600 mAh
Stand by - Up to 390 h -
Talk Time - Up to 21 h Up to 10 h (multimedia)