Phone Comparison - Apple iPad 4 Wi-Fi + Cellular vs Apple iPad Air 2 vs Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Samsung
Announced October 2012 October 2014 March 2015
Status Available - November 2012 Available - October 2014 Available - April 2015
Price - Rs. 30,150 ($443.38) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 34,900 ($513.24) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Space Gray, Silver, Gold White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Green Emerald
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 241.2 x 185.7 x 9.4 mm
(9.5 x 7.31 x 0.37 in)
240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 in)
142.1 x 70.1 x 7 mm
(5.59 x 2.76 x 0.28 in)
Weight 662 g (23.35 oz) 437 g / 444 g (15.41 oz / 15.66 oz) 132 g (4.66 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1459/ A1460
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - A1460
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A1459/ A1460 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 - A1459 LTE LTE
SAR US - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.58 W/kg (head)
1.34 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.33 W/kg (head)
0.59 W/kg (body)
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint sensor (Touch ID) - Corning Gorilla Glass 4 back panel
- Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified)
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 6 iOS 8.1 Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A6X Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A8X Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2.1 GHz Cortex-A57, Exynos 7420
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP4 (quad-core graphics) PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) Mali-T760
RAM N/A 1 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16/64/128 GB 32/64/128 GB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4, Curved Edge Screen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.7 inches 9.7 inches 5.1 inches
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (576 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.01% 71.58% 71.96%
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 5 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels, OIS
Flash No No LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, 1.12µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama) Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, Face [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, dual video call, HDR [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 DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 150 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot (carrier dependant) Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR3 32/64/128 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No No
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor 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-Po Battery (32.4 Wh) Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 11,560 mAh (42.5 Wh) 8600 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 720 h - -
Talk Time Up to 9 h Up to 10 h (multimedia) -