Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) vs Apple iPad Wi-Fi + 3G vs Acer Iconia Tab A1-810

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Acer
Announced February 2012 January 2010 May 2013
Status Available - April 2012 Available - March 2010. Discontinued - March 2011 Available - May 2013
Colors Black, White Silver Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 193.7 x 122.4 x 10.5 mm
(7.63 x 4.82 x 0.41 in)
242.8 x 189.7 x 13.4 mm
(9.56 x 7.47 x 0.53 in)
208.7 x 145.7 x 11.1 mm
(8.22 x 5.74 x 0.44 in)
Weight 344 g (12.13 oz) 730 g (25.75 oz) 410 g (14.46 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 N/A
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 N/A
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5.1 Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, TI OMAP 4430 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, MediaTek MT8125
GPU PowerVR SGX540 PowerVR SGX535 -
RAM 1 GB 256 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type PLS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 9.7 inches 7.9 inches
Resolution 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (162 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 57.85% 63.22% 63.58%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No No
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels - 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Geo-tagging, Smile Detection - Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps - Yes
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] - Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes No
Edge Yes Yes No
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA No
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, v2.0, USB Host support Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 1GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB No microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported - -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable, Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 4000 mAh - 3250 mAh
Stand by Up to 1190 h (2G)
Up to 1080 h (3G)
- Up to 350 h
Talk Time Up to 40 h (2G)
Up to 20 h (3G)
- Up to 10 h (Multimedia)