Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 N8000 vs Huawei MediaPad 10 Link vs Apple iPad Air

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Huawei Apple
Announced August 2012 February 2012 October 2013
Status Available - August 2012 Available - September 2012 Available - November 2013
Colors Black, White/Silver White Space Gray, Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 262 x 180 x 8.9 mm
(10.31 x 7.09 x 0.35 in)
257.4 x 175.9 x 9.9 mm
(10.13 x 6.93 x 0.39 in)
240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.3 in)
Weight 600 g (21.16 oz) 620 g (21.87 oz) 469 g / 478 g (16.54 oz / 16.86 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE (Optional) LTE- all models
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) iOS 7.0.2
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz, Exynos 4412 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7
GPU Mali-400MP - PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics)
RAM 2 GB 1 GB N/A
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 8/16/32 GB 16/32/64/128 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 10.1 inches 10.1 inches 9.7 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (149 ppi) 1280 x 800 pixels (149 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.10% 65.72% 71.58%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 3.0 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash Yes No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB Host Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support; GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 8/16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/32/64/128 GB storage
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB No
USB OTG Supported Supported -

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery (32.4 Wh)
Capacity 7000 mAh 6600 mAh -
Stand by Up to 1500 h - -
Talk Time Up to 33 h 20 min - Up to 10 h (multimedia)