Apple iPad Air vs Samsung Galaxy S4 Active LTE-A

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          General Info

          Manufacturer
          Apple Samsung
          Announced
          October 2013 December 2013
          Status
          Available - November 2013 Available - December 2013
          Colors
          Space Gray, Silver Dive Blue, Pink
          Form Factor
          Candybar Candybar
          Dimension
          240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm
          (9.45 x 6.67 x 0.3 in)
          139.7 x 71.3 x 9.1 mm
          (5.5 x 2.81 x 0.36 in)
          Weight
          469 g / 478 g (16.54 oz / 16.86 oz) 147 g (5.19 oz)
          2G Network
          GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
          CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
          GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
          3G Network
          HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
          4G Network
          LTE- all models LTE-A
          Messaging
          , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

          Hardware and OS

          OS
          iOS 7.0.2 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
          Processor
          Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 [Similar] Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 [Similar]
          GPU
          PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
          RAM
          N/A 2 GB [Browse Similar]
          Internal Memory
          16/32/64/128 GB storage 16/32 GB
          External Memory
          No microSD, up to 64 GB

          Display

          Type
          LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
          Colors
          16M colors 16M colors
          Size
          9.7 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
          Resolution
          1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar]
          Screen-to-Body Ratio
          71.58% 69.06%
          Multi-Touch
          yes multi touch yes multi touch

          Camera

          Rear Camera
          5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar]
          Flash
          No LED flash
          Features
          Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Aqua Mode
          Video
          Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps
          Front Camera
          Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] Yes, 2 MP,1080p@30fps [Similar]

          Multimedia

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

          Connectivity and Data Rate

          GPRS
          Yes Class 33
          Edge
          Yes Class 33
          3G
          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-A, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
          Bluetooth
          Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE
          Wi-Fi
          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 Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
          USB
          Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host
          GPS
          Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
          Browser
          HTML (Safari) HTML5

          User Memory

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

          Sensors

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

          Battery

          Type
          Non-removable Li-Po battery (32.4 Wh) Li-Ion Battery
          Capacity
          - 2600 mAh
          Stand by
          - -
          Talk Time
          Up to 10 h (multimedia) -

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