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Apple iPad Air vs Samsung Galaxy S5 Octa-Core

General Info

Manufacturer
Apple Samsung
Announced
October 2013 March 2014
Status
Available - November 2013 Available - April 2014
Colors
Space Gray, Silver Black, White, Blue, Gold
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.3 in)
142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm
(5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)
Weight
469 g / 478 g (16.54 oz / 16.86 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE- all models LTE (market dependent)
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] 5.1 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (432 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
71.58% 69.63%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
iOS 7.0.2 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor
Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 [Similar] Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5422 [Similar]
GPU
PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) [Similar] Mali-T628 MP6 [Similar]
RAM
N/A 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16/32/64/128 GB storage 16/32 GB storage
External Memory
No microSD, up to 128 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels [Similar]
Flash
No phase detection auto
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR 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
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, video stabilization, dual-video rec.
Front Camera
Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
No 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 HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with 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/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v3.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
HTML (Safari) HTML5

User Memory

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

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

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