Phone Comparison - Apple iPad Air vs Samsung Galaxy Note LTE 10.1 N8020

Apple iPad Air
apple ipad air
Samsung Galaxy Note LTE 10.1 N8020
samsung galaxy note lte 10.1 n8020
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung
Announced October 2013 December 2012
Status Available - November 2013 Available - December 2012
Colors Space Gray, Silver Gray, white
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.3 in)
262 x 180 x 8.9 mm
(10.31 x 7.09 x 0.35 in)
Weight 469 g / 478 g (16.54 oz / 16.86 oz) 600 g (21.16 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network LTE- all models LTE
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 7.0.2 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 [Similar] Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4412 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) [Similar] Mali-400MP [Similar]
RAM N/A 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32/64/128 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.7 inches [Similar] 10.1 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (149 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.58% 63.10%
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 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2560х1920 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0 (MHL), USB Host support
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64/128 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po battery (32.4 Wh) Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity - 7000 mAh
Stand by - Up to 2158 h (2G)
Up to 1850 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 64 h (2G)
Up to 43 h (3G)