Phone Comparison - Apple iPad Air vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017)

Apple iPad Air
apple ipad air
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017)
samsung galaxy tab a 8.0 (2017)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung
Announced October 2013 September 2017
Status Available - November 2013 Available - September 2017
Price - Rs. 17,999 ($275.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Space Gray, Silver Black, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.3 in)
212.1 x 124.1 x 8.9 mm
(8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 in)
Weight 469 g / 478 g (16.54 oz / 16.86 oz) 364 g (12.84 oz)
SIM Type - Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE- all models LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300)
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 7.0.2 Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat)
Processor Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 [Similar] 1.4 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) [Similar] Adreno 308 [Similar]
RAM N/A 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32/64/128 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.7 inches [Similar] 8.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.58% 70.26%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP [Similar]
Flash No Yes
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Autofocus, f/1.9 aperture, geo-tagging, panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge 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 HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64/128 GB storage 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po battery (32.4 Wh) Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity - 5000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h (multimedia) -