Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4S vs Apple iPad 2 Wi-Fi vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 P5200

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Samsung
Announced October 2011 March 2011 June 2013
Status Available - October 2011 Available - March 2011 Available - July 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
241.2 x 185.7 x 8.8 mm
(9.5 x 7.31 x 0.35 in)
243.1 x 176.1 x 7.95 mm
(9.57 x 6.93 x 0.31 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 601 g (21.2 oz) 512 g (18.06 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 5 iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5 Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2560
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 PowerVR SGX543MP2 PowerVR SGX544MP2
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32 GB
External Memory No No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 9.7 inches 10.1 inches
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi) 1280 x 800 pixels (149 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 65.01% 69.51%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No No
Games Downloadable, incl. motion-bas Yes Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 0.7 MP, 960 x 720 pixels 3 MP, 2048 x 1536 pixels
Flash LED flash No No
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR No Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No Yes
Edge Yes No Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps No HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS No Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Call Records 100 received, dialed and missed calls Practically unlimited Practically unlimited
Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor 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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1432 mAh 6930 mAh (25 Wh) 6800 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
Up to 720 h -
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 10 h Up to 9 h (3G Internet or Wi-Fi)
Up to 140 h (Audio Playback)
Up to 40 h (W-CDMA)