Phone Comparison - Apple iPad 9.7 vs Apple iPad Air (2019) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S6

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Samsung
Announced March 2017 March 2019 July 2019
Status Available - March 2017 Available - March 2019 Coming Soon - August 2019
Price Rs. 28,900 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced] - -
Colors Silver, Gold, Space Gray Space Gray, Silver, Gold Mountain Gray, Cloud Blue, Rose Blush
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.3 in)
250.6 x 174.1 x 6.1 mm
(9.87 x 6.85 x 0.24 in)
244.5 x 159.5 x 5.7 mm
(9.63 x 6.28 x 0.22 in)
Weight 469 g / 478 g (16.54 oz / 16.86 oz) 456 g / 464 g (16.08 oz / 16.37 oz) 420 g (14.82 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM/ Electronic SIM card (e-SIM) Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM) Nano-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 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), 28(700), 29(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 11(1500), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 21(1500), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) LTE (unspecified)
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor
Stylus support
- Fingerprint Sensor
Stylus support (Bluetooth integration; magnetic)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 10.3 iOS 12.1.3 Android 9.0 (Pie)
Processor Dual-core 1.84 GHz (Twister), Apple A9 Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest), Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.41 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485), Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
GPU PowerVR GT7600 (six-core graphics) Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Adreno 640
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 32/128 GB 64/256 GB 256 GB
External Memory No No microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.7 inches 10.5 inches 10.5 inches
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 1668 x 2224 pixels (265 ppi) 1600 x 2560 pixels (288 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.58% 78.11% 81.70%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP 8 MP 13 MP + 5 MP
Flash No No No
Features Autofocus, f/2.4, 31mm, 1.12µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama) 8 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard), 1.12µm, AF
HDR
13 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF
5 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1.12µm
HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps
Front Camera 1.2 MP, f/2.2, 31mm, 720p@30fps, face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular [Similar] 7 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard)
HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
8 MP, f/2.0, 26mm, 1/4.0", 1.12µm, , 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat20 2048/150 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.0, A2DP, EDR 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB v2.0, reversible connector 2.0, proprietary reversible connector 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; magnetic connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (3G/LTE model only) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 (Safari) Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32/128 GB, 2 GB RAM 64/256 GB, 2 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Not Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint 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
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (32.4 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po battery (30.2 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 8610 mAh - 7040 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 10 h (multimedia) -