Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 P5100 vs Apple iPad Air vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 2015

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Samsung
Announced February 2012 October 2013 Expected Announcement - January 2015
Status Released - May 2012 Available - November 2013 Rumored - February 2015
Price - - Rs. 15,600 ($229.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Space Gray, Silver White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 256.6 x 175.3 x 9.7 mm
(10.1 x 6.9 x 0.38 in)
240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.3 in)
210 x 124 x 8 mm
(8.27 x 4.88 x 0.31 in)
Weight 588 g (20.74 oz) 469 g / 478 g (16.54 oz / 16.86 oz) 320 g (11.29 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
N/A
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 N/A
4G Network - LTE- all models -
Messaging , EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) iOS 7.0.2 Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
GPU PowerVR SGX540 PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) Adreno 306
RAM 1 GB N/A 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 16/32/64/128 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 10.1 inches 9.7 inches 8.0 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (149 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.15% 71.58% 71.02%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048 x 1536 pixels
Flash LED flash No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes N/A
Edge Class 12 Yes N/A
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps N/A
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 1GB RAM 16/32/64/128 GB storage 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB No microSD, up to 64 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not 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 Non-removable Li-Po battery (32.4 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 7000 mAh - 4450 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 10 h (multimedia) -