Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 LTE vs Apple iPad Air

Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 LTE
samsung galaxy note pro 12.2 lte
Apple iPad Air
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple
Announced January 2014 October 2013
Status Coming soon Available - November 2013
Colors Black Space Gray, Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 295.6 x 204 x 8 mm
(11.64 x 8.03 x 0.31 in)
240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.3 in)
Weight 753 g (26.56 oz) 469 g / 478 g (16.54 oz / 16.86 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE- all models
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) iOS 7.0.2
Processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 [Similar] Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 330 [Similar] PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) [Similar]
RAM 3 GB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 16/32/64/128 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No

display Display

Type Super clear LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 12.2 inches [Similar] 9.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels (247 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.83% 71.58%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@60fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v3.0, USB Host Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

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

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery (32.4 Wh)
Capacity 9500 mAh -
Stand by - -
Talk Time - Up to 10 h (multimedia)