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Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 vs Apple iPad Air

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung Apple
Announced
February 2012 October 2013
Status
Available - August 2012 Available - November 2013
Colors
Black Space Gray, Silver
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
256.7 x 175.3 x 8.9 mm
(10.11 x 6.9 x 0.35 in)
240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.3 in)
Weight
594 g (20.95 oz) 469 g / 478 g (16.54 oz / 16.86 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
- LTE- all models
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
10.1 inches [Similar] 9.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution
800 x 1280 pixels (149 ppi) [Similar] 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
66.13% 71.58%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) iOS 7.0.2
Processor
Dual-core 1.4 GHz, Exynos 4412 [Similar] Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 [Similar]
GPU
Mali-400MP [Similar] PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) [Similar]
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory
16/32/64 GB storage 16/32/64/128 GB storage
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB No

Camera

Rear Camera
3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash No
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera
Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge
Class 12 Yes
3G
HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 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 hotspot
USB
Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS / S-GPS (WiFi version) support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
HTML, Adobe Flash HTML (Safari)

User Memory

Internal
16/32/64 GB storage, 1GB RAM 16/32/64/128 GB storage
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32 GB No

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po battery (32.4 Wh)
Capacity
7000 mAh -
Stand by
Up to 1500 h -
Talk Time
Up to 33 h 20 min Up to 10 h (multimedia)
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