Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 LTE vs Apple iPad 3 Wi-Fi

Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 LTE
samsung galaxy tab s 10.5 lte
Apple iPad 3 Wi-Fi
apple ipad 3 wi-fi
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple
Announced June 2014 March 2012
Status Available - July 2014 Available - March 2012
Colors Dazzling White, Titanium Bronze Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 247.3 x 177.3 x 6.6 mm
(9.74 x 6.98 x 0.26 in)
241.2 x 185.7 x 9.4 mm
(9.5 x 7.31 x 0.37 in)
Weight 467 g (16.47 oz) 652 g (23 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 N/A
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 N/A
4G Network LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) iOS 5
Processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5X [Similar]
GPU Adreno 330 [Similar] PowerVR SGX543MP4 [Similar]
RAM 3 GB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 10.5 inches [Similar] 9.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1600 x 2560 pixels (288 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.66% 65.01%
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 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, 2.1 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No
Edge Yes No
3G HSDPA, HSUPA; LTE No
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support, GLONASS, Beidou No
Browser HTML5 HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

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

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-Ion Battery Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 7900 mAh 42.5 Wh
Stand by - Up to 720 h
Talk Time - Up to 10 h