Phone Comparison - Apple iPad Air 2 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition)

Apple iPad Air 2
apple ipad air 2
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition)
samsung galaxy note 10.1 (2014 edition)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung
Announced October 2014 September 2013
Status Available - October 2014 Available - October 2013
Price Rs. 30,150 ($443.38) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 in)
243.1 x 171.4 x 7.9 mm
(9.57 x 6.75 x 0.31 in)
Weight 437 g / 444 g (15.41 oz / 15.66 oz) 540 g (WiFi)/ 535 g (3G)/ 547 g (LTE) (19.05 oz (WiFi)/ 18.87 oz (0.11G)/ 19.29 oz (LTE))
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - LTE version
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor (Touch ID) -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 8.1 Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A8X [Similar] Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 (LTE model) / Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) [Similar] Adreno 330 (LTE model) [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/64/128 GB 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen Super clear LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.7 inches [Similar] 10.1 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 2560 x 1600 pixels (299 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.58% 70.94%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, 1.12µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama) Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection
Video 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@60fps (LTE model)
Front Camera 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, Face [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [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, 150 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps (LTE model), 21 Mbps (3G model); HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps;
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR3 16/32/64 GB storage, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor 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) Li-Po Battery
Capacity 8600 mAh 8220 mAh
Stand by - Up to 2230 h
Talk Time Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 10 h (Multimedia & 2G)
Up to 49 h (3G)