Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 P5100 vs Apple iPad 4 Wi-Fi vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 P5210

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Samsung
Announced February 2012 October 2012 June 2013
Status Released - May 2012 Available - November 2012 Coming Soon - Q3 2013
Colors Black Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 256.6 x 175.3 x 9.7 mm
(10.1 x 6.9 x 0.38 in)
241.2 x 185.7 x 9.4 mm
(9.5 x 7.31 x 0.37 in)
243.1 x 176.1 x 8 mm
(9.57 x 6.93 x 0.31 in)
Weight 588 g (20.74 oz) 652 g (23 oz) 510 g (17.99 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 N/A N/A
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 N/A N/A
Messaging , EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) iOS 6 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 Dual-core 1.4 GHz, Apple A6X Dual-core 1.6 GHz
GPU PowerVR SGX540 PowerVR SGX554MP4 (quad-core graphics) -
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 10.1 inches 9.7 inches 10.1 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (149 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 1280 x 800 pixels (149 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.15% 65.01% 69.51%
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, 2592 x 1944 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Flash LED flash No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps No No
Edge Class 12 No No
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps N/A No
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 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, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes No Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

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

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not 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-Po Non-removable, Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 7000 mAh 11,560 mAh 6800 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h Up to 720 h -
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 10 h -