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Apple iPad Air vs Samsung Galaxy A7

General Info

Manufacturer
Apple Samsung
Announced
October 2013 Expected Announcement - December 2014
Status
Available - November 2013 Rumored - January 2015
Price
- Rs. 19,499 ($286.75) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Space Gray, Silver Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.3 in)
150.9 x 75.9 x 6.3 mm
(5.94 x 2.99 x 0.25 in)
Weight
469 g / 478 g (16.54 oz / 16.86 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - SM-A700*/DS
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE- all models LTE
Messaging
, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

Display

Type
LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
9.7 inches [Similar] 5.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
71.58% 72.64%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
iOS 7.0.2 Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor
Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 [Similar]
GPU
PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) [Similar] Adreno 405 [Similar]
RAM
N/A 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16/32/64/128 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory
No microSD, up to 64 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels [Similar]
Flash
No LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization 1080p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Yes
Edge
Yes Yes
3G
DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot
USB
Yes, v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser
HTML (Safari) HTML5

User Memory

Internal
16/32/64/128 GB storage 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
No microSD, up to 64 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Non-removable Li-Po battery (32.4 Wh) Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity
- 2600 mAh
Stand by
- -
Talk Time
Up to 10 h (multimedia) -
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