Phone Comparison - Apple iPad 3 Wi-Fi + 4G vs Acer Iconia B1-720 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 LTE

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Acer Samsung
Announced March 2012 January 2014 April 2014
Status Available - March 2012 Coming Soon - January 2014 Available - June 2014
Colors Black, White White, Black White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 241.2 x 185.7 x 9.4 mm
(9.5 x 7.31 x 0.37 in)
- 243.4 x 176.4 x 7.95 mm
(9.58 x 6.94 x 0.31 in)
Weight 662 g (23.35 oz) - 487 g (17.18 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 for AT&T
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO for Verizon
N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 for AT&T N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 for AT&T - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 5 Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5X Dual-core 1.3, Mediatek MT6572 Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP4 Mali-400MP -
RAM N/A 1 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors - 16M colors
Size 9.7 inches 7.0 inches 10.1 inches
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 1280 x 800 pixels (149 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.01% - 69.31%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels VGA, 640x480 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048 x 1536 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR, Face Detection - Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No Yes
Edge Yes No Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps No HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 42.5 Wh - 6800 mAh
Stand by Up to 720 h - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h - -