Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note 4 vs Apple iPad Air 2 vs Apple iPad Pro 9.7

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Apple
Announced September 2014 October 2014 March 2016
Status Available - October 2014 Available - October 2014 Available - March 2016
Price - Rs. 30,150 ($443.38) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 55,999 ($823.51) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Frosted white, Charcoal black, Bronze Gold, Blossom Pink Space Gray, Silver, Gold Silver, Gold, Space Gray, Rose Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 153.5 x 78.6 x 8.5 mm
(6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 in)
240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 in)
240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 in)
Weight 176 g (6.21 oz) 437 g / 444 g (15.41 oz / 15.66 oz) 437 g / 444 g (15.41 oz / 15.66 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE 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), 27(800), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint sensor (Touch ID) - Apple Pencil stylus
- 4 Stereo Speakers

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) iOS 8.1 iOS 9.3
Processor Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450 (SM-N910S)
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 1.9GHz quad-core Cortex-A57 (SM-N910C), Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 (SM-N910S)
Exynos 5433 (SM-N910C)
Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A8X Dual-core 2.16 GHz (Twister), Apple A9X
GPU Adreno 420 (SM-N910S)
Mali-T760 (SM-N910C)
PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) PowerVR Series 7 (12-core graphics)
RAM 3 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 16/64/128 GB 32/128/256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches 9.7 inches 9.7 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 74.32% 71.58% 71.58%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels 5 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 12 MP
Flash LED Flash No Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, Smart OIS, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, 1.12µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama) Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.2, 29mm, 1/3" Sensor Size, 1.22 µm Pixel Size, Geo-Tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video and 8MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/Smile Detection, HDR (Photo/Panorama)
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, optical stabilization 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps
Front Camera 3.7 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, Face [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.2, 31mm, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4 (N910C), Cat6 (N910S), 50 Mbps UL, 300 Mbps (N910S), 150 Mbps (N910C) DL DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 150 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.2, A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB Host v2.0 v2.0, reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Baidu Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 (Safari) HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR3 32/128/256 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB No No
USB OTG Supported - -

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery (32.4 Wh) Non-removable Li-Ion battery (27.5 Wh)
Capacity 3220 mAh 8600 mAh 7306 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 10 h (multimedia)