Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note8 vs Apple iPad Air (2020) vs Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Samsung
Announced August 2017 2020, September 15 2021, January 14
Status Coming Soon - September 2017 Coming Soon - October 2020 Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, January 29
Price - Rs. 54,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 81,999 ($999.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, Blue Coral, Gold Space Gray, Silver, Rose Gold, Green, Sky Blue Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink, Phantom Gold, Phantom Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm
(6.4 x 2.94 x 0.34 in)
247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm
(9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 in)
161.5 x 75.6 x 7.8 mm
(6.36 x 2.98 x 0.31 in)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 458 g / 460 g (16.16 oz / 16.23 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz)
SIM Type Single/Dual SIM Nano-SIM, eSIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2324
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - A2072
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - SM-G996U1
5G Network - - 2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-G996U1
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP68 Certified Dust and Water Resistant
- Samsung Pay
- Fingerprint Sensor (top-mounted)
Stylus support
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) iPadOS 14 Android 11
Processor Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) / Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835/ Exynos 8895 Octa Hexa-core, Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International / Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680 - USA/China/Korea, Exynos 2100 - International / Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 - USA/China/Korea
GPU Adreno 540 / Mali-G71 MP20 Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Mali-G78 MP14 - International / Adreno 660 - USA/China/Korea
RAM 6 GB N/A 8 GB
Internal Memory 64/128/256 GB 64 GB or 256 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No Unspecified

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 Liquid Retina IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
True-tone
Wide color gamut
500 nits typ. brightness (advertised)
FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1300 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Always-on display
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour 16M Colour
Size 6.3 inches 10.9 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (522 ppi) 1640 x 2360 pixels (264 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (393 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 83.03% 81.06% 88.68%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no no
Radio No No FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP 12 MP 12 MP + 64 MP + 12 MP
Flash LED Flash No LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 and f/2.4, 2X Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama 12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
HDR
12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Auto-HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS
Front Camera 8 MP, f/1.7, AF [Similar] 7 MP, f/2.0, 31mm (standard)
HDR
1080p@30/60fps [Similar]
10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
Dual video call, Auto-HDR
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA) HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, EDR 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; magnetic connector USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (LTE model only) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM 64 GB or 256 GB 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128GB, 8 GB RAM (UFS 3.1)
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No Unspecified
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present barometer sensor present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Li-Po, non-removable (28.6 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
Capacity 3300 mAh - 4800 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - Up to 10 h (multimedia) -