Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy V vs Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime vs Apple iPad Air 2

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Apple
Announced September 2014 September 2014 October 2014
Status Available - September 2014 Available - September 2014 Available - October 2014
Price - Rs. 7,499 ($110.28) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 30,150 ($443.38) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Blue Black, White Space Gray, Silver, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 121.4 x 62.9 x 10.7 mm
(4.78 x 2.48 x 0.42 in)
144.8 x 72.1 x 8.6 mm
(5.7 x 2.84 x 0.34 in)
240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 in)
Weight 123 g (4.34 oz) 156 g (5.5 oz) 437 g / 444 g (15.41 oz / 15.66 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual Stand-by) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900) - G530F
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - G530FZ
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 28(700) - G530Y
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 20(800),
LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint sensor (Touch ID)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) iOS 8.1
Processor 1.2 GHz Cortex A7, Spreadtrum Dolphin Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A8X
GPU - Adreno 305 PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics)
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 8 GB 16/64/128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 5.0 inches 9.7 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.76% 66.19% 71.58%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3 MP, 2048 x 1536 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash No
Features Fixed Focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, 1.12µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video Yes, 480p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 5 MP [Similar] 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, Face [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPAHSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 150 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB Host v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR3
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB No
USB OTG - Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor 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 Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery (32.4 Wh)
Capacity 1500 mAh 2600 mAh 8600 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - Up to 10 h (multimedia)