Phone Comparison - Apple iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 P5200

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Samsung
Announced March 2011 February 2012 June 2013
Status Available - March 2011 Available - April 2012 Available - July 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 241.2 x 185.7 x 8.8 mm
(9.5 x 7.31 x 0.35 in)
193.7 x 122.4 x 10.5 mm
(7.63 x 4.82 x 0.41 in)
243.1 x 176.1 x 7.95 mm
(9.57 x 6.93 x 0.31 in)
Weight 607 g (21.41 oz) 344 g (12.13 oz) 512 g (18.06 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5 Dual-core 1 GHz, TI OMAP 4430 Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2560
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 PowerVR SGX540 PowerVR SGX544MP2
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 8/16/32 GB storage 16/32 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen PLS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.7 inches 7.0 inches 10.1 inches
Resolution 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi) 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 1280 x 800 pixels (149 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.01% 57.85% 69.51%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 0.7 MP, 960 x 720 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 3 MP, 2048 x 1536 pixels
Flash No No No
Features No Geo-tagging, Smile Detection Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA; HSUPA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0, USB Host support Yes, v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8/16/32 GB storage, 1GB RAM 16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present proximity sensor 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 6930 mAh (25 Wh) 4000 mAh 6800 mAh
Stand by Up to 720 h Up to 1190 h (2G)
Up to 1080 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 40 h (2G)
Up to 20 h (3G)
Up to 9 h (3G Internet or Wi-Fi)
Up to 140 h (Audio Playback)
Up to 40 h (W-CDMA)