Phone Comparison - Apple iPad 9.7 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0

Apple iPad 9.7
apple ipad 9.7
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0
samsung galaxy tab s2 8.0
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung
Announced March 2017 July 2015
Status Available - March 2017 Coming Soon - August 2015
Price Rs. 28,900 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 18,060 ($264.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Silver, Gold, Space Gray White, black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.3 in)
198.6 x 134.8 x 5.6 mm
(7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 in)
Weight 469 g / 478 g (16.54 oz / 16.86 oz) 265 g (Wi-Fi) / 272 g (LTE) (9.35 oz (Wi-Fi) / 9.59 oz (LTE))
SIM Type Nano-SIM/ Electronic SIM card (e-SIM) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 10.3 Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1.84 GHz (Twister), Apple A9 [Similar] Quad-core 1.9GHz & quad-core 1.3 GHz [Similar]
GPU PowerVR GT7600 (six-core graphics) [Similar] -
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32/128 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.7 inches [Similar] 8.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (320 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.58% 74.03%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features Autofocus, f/2.4, 31mm, 1.12µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama) Auto focus, Yes
Video 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. 1440p@30fps
Front Camera 1.2 MP, f/2.2, 31mm, 720p@30fps, face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular [Similar] 2.1 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.1, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB v2.0, reversible connector microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/128 GB, 2 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG Not Supported -

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (32.4 Wh) Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 8610 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h (multimedia) -