Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 P5210 vs Apple iPad Air (2019) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Samsung
Announced June 2013 March 2019 Febrary 2019
Status Coming Soon - Q3 2013 Available - March 2019 Coming Soon - April 2019
Colors Black, White Space Gray, Silver, Gold Black, Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 243.1 x 176.1 x 8 mm
(9.57 x 6.93 x 0.31 in)
250.6 x 174.1 x 6.1 mm
(9.87 x 6.85 x 0.24 in)
245 x 149 x 7.5 mm
(9.65 x 5.87 x 0.3 in)
Weight 510 g (17.99 oz) 456 g / 464 g (16.08 oz / 16.37 oz) 460 g (16.23 oz)
SIM Type - Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM) Nano-SIM
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - 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) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.36 W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
Stylus support
- Front glass, aluminum body

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) iOS 12.1.3 Android 9.0 (Pie)
Processor Dual-core 1.6 GHz Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest), Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7904 Octa (14 nm)
GPU - Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Mali-G71 MP2
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 64/256 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 10.1 inches 10.5 inches 10.1 inches
Resolution 1280 x 800 pixels (149 ppi) 1668 x 2224 pixels (265 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (224 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.51% 78.11% 81.15%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 8 MP 8 MP
Flash No No LED Flash
Features Geo-tagging 8 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard), 1.12µm, AF
HDR
8 MP, AF, f/2.0
Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] 7 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard)
HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
5 MP, f/2.2, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes Yes
Edge No Yes Yes
3G No HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA, LTE-A
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP 5.0, A2DP, EDR 5.0, A2DP, LE
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/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0, USB Host 2.0, proprietary reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (3G/LTE model only) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 64/256 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB No microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery (30.2 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 6800 mAh - 6150 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - Up to 10 h (multimedia) -