Phone Comparison - Apple iPad 4 Wi-Fi + Cellular vs Apple iPad Wi-Fi + 3G vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 P5220

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Samsung
Announced October 2012 January 2010 June 2013
Status Available - November 2012 Available - March 2010. Discontinued - March 2011 Coming soon - Q3, 2013
Colors Black, White Silver Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 241.2 x 185.7 x 9.4 mm
(9.5 x 7.31 x 0.37 in)
242.8 x 189.7 x 13.4 mm
(9.56 x 7.47 x 0.53 in)
243.1 x 176.1 x 8 mm
(9.57 x 6.93 x 0.31 in)
Weight 662 g (23.35 oz) 730 g (25.75 oz) 510 g (17.99 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1459/ A1460
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - A1460
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A1459/ A1460 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 - A1459 - 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 6 iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5.1 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A6X 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 Dual-core 1.6 GHz
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP4 (quad-core graphics) PowerVR SGX535 -
RAM N/A 256 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32 GB storage
External Memory No No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.7 inches 9.7 inches 10.1 inches
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi) 1280 x 800 pixels (149 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.01% 63.22% 69.51%
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 - 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection - Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization - Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] - Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot (carrier dependant) Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

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, Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 11,560 mAh (42.5 Wh) - 6800 mAh
Stand by Up to 720 h - -
Talk Time Up to 9 h - -