Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S5 vs Apple iPad Air (2019) vs Apple iPad Pro 11 (2021)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Apple
Announced February 2014 March 2019 April 2021
Status Available April 2014 Available - March 2019 Coming Soon - May 2021
Colors Black, White, Blue, Gold Space Gray, Silver, Gold Silver, Space Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm
(5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)
250.6 x 174.1 x 6.1 mm
(9.87 x 6.85 x 0.24 in)
247.6 x 178.5 x 5.9 mm
(9.75 x 7.03 x 0.23 in)
Weight 145 g (5.11 oz) 456 g / 464 g (16.08 oz / 16.37 oz) 466 g, 470 g (16.44 oz, 16.58 oz)
SIM Type - Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM) Nano-SIM, eSIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 11(1500), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 21(1500), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2301, A2459, A2460
5G Network - - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - A2301
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A2459, A2460
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features Fingerprint Sensor
IP67 Certified - Dust and Water Resistant
Water Resistant up to 1 Meter and 30 Minutes
Heart Rate Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor
Stylus support
Stylus support (Bluetooth integration; magnetic)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) iOS 12.1.3 iPadOS 14.5
Processor Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest), Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) Octa-core, Apple M1 Chip
GPU Adreno 330 Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Apple GPU (8-core graphics)
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 16 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 64/256 GB 2 TB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB No No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating QHD+ Liquid Retina IPS LCD Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10
Dolby Vision
600 nits (typ)
Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Wide color gamut, True-tone
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colour
Size 5.1 inches 10.5 inches 11.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (432 ppi) 1668 x 2224 pixels (265 ppi) 1668 x 2388 pixels (265 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.63% 78.11% 82.80%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP, 4640 x 3480 pixels 8 MP 12 MP + 10 MP
Flash LED flash No Quad-LED Dual-tone Flash
Features Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR 8 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard), 1.12µm, AF
HDR
12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
10 MP, f/2.4, 125˚ (ultrawide)
TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
HDR
Video Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, video stabilization, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS
Front Camera Yes, 2.1 MP,1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar] 7 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard)
HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide)
Face detection, HDR, panorama
1080p@25/30/60fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps, 5G
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE 5.0, A2DP, EDR 5.0, A2DP, LE, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v3.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host 2.0, proprietary reversible connector USB Type-C 4 (Thunderbolt 4), DisplayPort; magnetic connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (3G/LTE model only) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only)
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 64/256 GB, 2 GB RAM 2 TB, 16 GB RAM or 1 TB, 16 GB RAM or 512 GB, 8 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB No No
USB OTG Supported Supported 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
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery (30.2 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Capacity 2800 mAh - 7538 mAh (28.65 Wh)
Stand by Up to 390 h - -
Talk Time Up to 21 h Up to 10 h (multimedia) -