Phone Comparison - Apple iPad 4 Wi-Fi + Cellular vs Samsung Galaxy Note LTE 10.1 N8020 vs Sony Xperia Tablet Z Wi-Fi

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Sony
Announced October 2012 December 2012 February 2013
Status Available - November 2012 Available - December 2012 Available - May 2013
Colors Black, White Gray, white 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)
262 x 180 x 8.9 mm
(10.31 x 7.09 x 0.35 in)
266 x 172 x 6.9 mm
(10.47 x 6.77 x 0.27 in)
Weight 662 g (23.35 oz) 600 g (21.16 oz) 495 g (17.46 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1459/ A1460
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - A1460
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 N/A
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A1459/ A1460 HSDPA N/A
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 - A1459 LTE -
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 6 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A6X Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4412 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP4 (quad-core graphics) Mali-400MP Adreno 320
RAM N/A 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32/64 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 Capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.7 inches 10.1 inches 10.1 inches
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (149 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (224 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.01% 63.10% 64.75%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2560х1920 pixels 8.1 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash No LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes No
Edge Yes Yes No
3G DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL N/A
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 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, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0 (MHL), USB Host support Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS (market dependant)
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 11,560 mAh (42.5 Wh) 7000 mAh 6000 mAh
Stand by Up to 720 h Up to 2158 h (2G)
Up to 1850 h (3G)
Up to 890 h
Talk Time Up to 9 h Up to 64 h (2G)
Up to 43 h (3G)
Up to 10 h (multimedia)