Phone Comparison - Apple iPad Air vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 vs Huawei MediaPad X2

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Huawei
Announced October 2013 April 2014 March 2015
Status Available - November 2013 Coming Soon - Q2 2014 Available - May 2015
Price - - Rs. 18,400 ($269.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Space Gray, Silver White, Black Moonlight silver, Amber gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.3 in)
186.9 x 107.9 x 9 mm
(7.36 x 4.25 x 0.35 in)
183.5 x 103.9 x 7.3 mm
(7.22 x 4.09 x 0.29 in)
Weight 469 g / 478 g (16.54 oz / 16.86 oz) 276 g (9.74 oz) 239 g (8.43 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - 3G & LTE GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - 3G & LTE HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE- all models LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - LTE LTE 1900 / 2100 / 2600 TD-LTE 1900 / 2300 / 2500 / 2600
(Bands 1, 3, 7, 38, 39, 40, 41) - GEM-703L
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 7.0.2 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0.x (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A53, Hisilicon Kirin 930
GPU PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) - Mali-T628 MP4
RAM N/A 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64/128 GB storage 8/16 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory No micro SD, up to 32GB - 3G / WiFi
micro SD, up to 64GB - LT
microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen LTPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.7 inches 7.0 inches 7.0 inches
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (323 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.58% 70.21% 74.73%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No FM radio
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, 2048 x 1536 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels
Flash No No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 720p@30fps 1080p
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] 5 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, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64/128 GB storage 8/16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM/ 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No micro SD, up to 32GB - 3G / WiFi
micro SD, up to 64GB - LT
microSD, up to 128 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present proximity sensor 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 Non-removable Li-Po battery (32.4 Wh) Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity - 4450 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 576 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h (multimedia) - -