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Apple iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7

General Info

Manufacturer
Apple Samsung
Announced
March 2011 March 2015
Status
Available - March 2011 Available - May 2015
Price
- Rs. 12,270 ($179.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Black, White Black/Silver
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
241.2 x 185.7 x 8.8 mm
(9.5 x 7.31 x 0.35 in)
242.5 x 166.8 x 7.5 mm
(9.55 x 6.57 x 0.3 in)
Weight
607 g (21.41 oz) 450 g (Wi-Fi) / 453 g (LTE) (15.87 oz (Wi-Fi) / 15.98 oz (LTE))
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network
- LTE
Messaging
, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

Display

Type
LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
9.7 inches [Similar] 9.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution
768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
65.01% 71.99%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor
Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5 [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz [Similar]
GPU
PowerVR SGX543MP2 [Similar] -
RAM
512 MB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16/32/64 GB storage 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE)
External Memory
No microSD, up to 128 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
0.7 MP, 960 x 720 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash
No No
Features
No Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video
Yes, 720p@30fps Yes
Front Camera
Yes, VGA [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Yes
Edge
Yes Yes
3G
HSDPA; HSUPA HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR v4.0
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB
Yes, v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser
HTML (Safari) HTML5

User Memory

Internal
16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE), 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
No microSD, up to 128 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
6930 mAh (25 Wh) 6000 mAh
Stand by
Up to 720 h -
Talk Time
Up to 10 h -
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