Phone Comparison - Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II vs Apple iPad Air vs Asus Memo Pad 8 ME581CL

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Asus
Announced February 2011 October 2013 June 2014
Status Available - April 2011 Available - November 2013 Coming Soon - Q3 2014
Colors Black, White, Pink Space Gray, Silver White, Pink, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 125.3 x 66.1 x 8.5 mm
(4.93 x 2.6 x 0.33 in)
240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.3 in)
213 x 123 x 7.5 mm
(8.39 x 4.84 x 0.3 in)
Weight 116 g (4.09 oz) 469 g / 478 g (16.54 oz / 16.86 oz) 299 g (10.55 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 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE- all models LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 iOS 7.0.2 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.2GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Exynos chipset Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 Quad-core 2.3 GHz, Intel Atom Z3580
GPU Mali-400MP PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) PowerVR G6430
RAM 1 GB N/A 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB/32 GB storage 16/32/64/128 GB storage 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included No No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 9.7 inches 8.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (283 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.52% 71.58% 70.84%
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 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP [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 DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0+HS Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, 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/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/32/64/128 GB storage 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included No No
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 supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po battery (32.4 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po battery (15.2 Wh)
Capacity 1650 mAh - -
Stand by Up to 710 h (2G)
Up to 610 h (3G)
- -
Talk Time Up to 18 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 9 h (multimedia)