Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) vs Apple iPad Air vs Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Sony
Announced September 2013 October 2013 Feb 2014
Status Available - October 2013 Available - November 2013 Available - May 2014
Colors Black, White Space Gray, Silver Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 243.1 x 171.4 x 7.9 mm
(9.57 x 6.75 x 0.31 in)
240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.3 in)
172 x 266 x 6.4 mm
(6.77 x 10.47 x 0.25 in)
Weight 540 g (WiFi)/ 535 g (3G)/ 547 g (LTE) (19.05 oz (WiFi)/ 18.87 oz (0.11G)/ 19.29 oz (LTE)) 469 g / 478 g (16.54 oz / 16.86 oz) 439 g (15.49 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 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 HSDPA 850 / 2100 / 800
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - LTE version LTE- all models LTE 1800 / 1500 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - IPX5/IPX8 (waterproof) & IP5X (dust resistant)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) iOS 7.0.2 Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor 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 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 Quad-core 2.3 GHz, Qualcomm APQ8074+MSM8974AB
GPU Adreno 330 (LTE model) PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) Adreno 330
RAM 3 GB N/A 3 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32/64/128 GB storage 16 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No microSD, up to 64GB

display Display

Type Super clear LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 10.1 inches 9.7 inches 10.1 inches
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels (299 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (224 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.94% 71.58% 64.75%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, LED Flash, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@60fps (LTE model) Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps (LTE model), 21 Mbps (3G model); HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA 14.4Mbps, HSUPA, 5.76Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB Host Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes
Browser HTML5 HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

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

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery (32.4 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 8220 mAh - -
Stand by Up to 2230 h - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h (Multimedia & 2G)
Up to 49 h (3G)
Up to 10 h (multimedia) -