Apple iPad Wi-Fi + 3G vs Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3)
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| January 2010 | May 2012 |
| Status | |
| Available - March 2010. Discontinued - March 2011 | Available - May 2012 |
| Colors | |
| Silver | Blue, White |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
242.8 x 189.7 x 13.4 mm (9.56 x 7.47 x 0.53 in) |
136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm (5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in) |
| Weight | |
| 730 g (25.75 oz) | 133 g (4.69 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| - | LTE (regional) |
| Messaging | |
| , Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5.1 | Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) |
| Processor | |
| 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 [Similar] | Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| PowerVR SGX535 [Similar] | Mali-400MP [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 256 MB [Browse Similar] | 1 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16/32/64 GB storage | 16/32/64 GB storage |
| External Memory | |
| No | microSD, up to 64 GB |
Camera
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | Stereo FM radio with RDS |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Class 12 |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, HSUPA | HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR | Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes, v2.0 | Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support | Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| HTML (Safari) | HTML, Adobe Flash |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 16/32/64 GB storage, 256 MB RAM | 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | microSD, up to 64 GB |
| USB OTG | |
| - | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable, Li-Po Battery | Standard battery, Li-Ion |
| Capacity | |
| - | 2100 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G) |
| Talk Time | |
| - | Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G) |