Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) vs Apple iPad Wi-Fi + 3G

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0)
samsung galaxy tab 2 (7.0)
Apple iPad Wi-Fi + 3G
apple ipad wi-fi + 3g
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple
Announced February 2012 January 2010
Status Available - April 2012 Available - March 2010. Discontinued - March 2011
Colors Black, White Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 193.7 x 122.4 x 10.5 mm
(7.63 x 4.82 x 0.41 in)
242.8 x 189.7 x 13.4 mm
(9.56 x 7.47 x 0.53 in)
Weight 344 g (12.13 oz) 730 g (25.75 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5.1
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, TI OMAP 4430 [Similar] 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX540 [Similar] PowerVR SGX535 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 256 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No

display Display

Type PLS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches [Similar] 9.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 57.85% 63.22%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] -
Flash No No
Features Geo-tagging, Smile Detection -
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps -
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] -

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
USB Yes, v2.0, USB Host support Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 1GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 256 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB No
USB OTG Supported -

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable, Li-Po Battery
Capacity 4000 mAh -
Stand by Up to 1190 h (2G)
Up to 1080 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 40 h (2G)
Up to 20 h (3G)
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