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

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Apple
Announced March 2011 March 2015 March 2016
Status Available - March 2011 Available - May 2015 Available - March 2016
Price - Rs. 12,270 ($179.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 55,999 ($823.51) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Black/Silver Silver, Gold, Space Gray, Rose Gold
Form Factor Candybar 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)
240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 in)
Weight 607 g (21.41 oz) 450 g (Wi-Fi) / 453 g (LTE) (15.87 oz (Wi-Fi) / 15.98 oz (LTE)) 437 g / 444 g (15.41 oz / 15.66 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 27(800), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Apple Pencil stylus
- 4 Stereo Speakers

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) iOS 9.3
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Dual-core 2.16 GHz (Twister), Apple A9X
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 - PowerVR Series 7 (12-core graphics)
RAM 512 MB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE) 32/128/256 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.7 inches 9.7 inches 9.7 inches
Resolution 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.01% 71.99% 71.58%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 0.7 MP, 960 x 720 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 12 MP
Flash No No Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features No Auto focus, Geo-tagging Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.2, 29mm, 1/3" Sensor Size, 1.22 µm Pixel Size, Geo-Tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video and 8MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/Smile Detection, HDR (Photo/Panorama)
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.2, 31mm, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA; HSUPA HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR v4.0 v4.2, A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB v2.0 v2.0, reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only)
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE), 2 GB RAM 32/128/256 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery (27.5 Wh)
Capacity 6930 mAh (25 Wh) 6000 mAh 7306 mAh
Stand by Up to 720 h - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h - Up to 10 h (multimedia)