Apple iPad Air
Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+Apple iPad Air vs Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+
Price Comparison (India)
Rs. 45,000 
Rs. 49,990 
Rs. 51,990 General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| October 2013 | August 2015 |
| Status | |
| Available - November 2013 | Available - August 2015 |
| Price | |
| - | Rs. 49,980 ($735.00) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Space Gray, Silver | Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
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240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm (9.45 x 6.67 x 0.3 in) |
154.4 x 75.8 x 6.9 mm (6.08 x 2.98 x 0.27 in) |
| Weight | |
| 469 g / 478 g (16.54 oz / 16.86 oz) | 153 g (5.4 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE- all models | LTE |
| Messaging | |
| , Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| - | - Curved Edge Screen - Corning Gorilla Glass 4 back panel - Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified) - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| iOS 7.0.2 | Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) |
| Processor | |
| Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 [Similar] | Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2.1 GHz Cortex-A57, Exynos 7420 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) [Similar] | Mali-T760MP8 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| N/A | 4 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16/32/64/128 GB storage | 32/64 GB |
| External Memory | |
| No | No |
Display
| Type | |
| LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen | Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 9.7 inches [Similar] | 5.7 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) | 1440 x 2560 pixels (518 ppi) [Similar] |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 71.58% | 75.73% |
| Multi-Touch | |
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Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] | 16 MP, 2988 x 5312 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| No | LED Flash |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR | Autofocus, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama |
| Video | |
| Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, Dual-video Rec. |
| Front Camera | |
| Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] | 5 MP, 1440p@30fps, Dual Video Call, HDR [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
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| Radio | |
| No | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
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Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps/ LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v4.0 with A2DP | v4.2, A2DP, LE, apt-X |
| 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, hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes, v2.0 | microUSB v2.0, USB Host |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou |
| Browser | |
| HTML (Safari) | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 16/32/64/128 GB storage | 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | No |
| USB OTG | |
| - | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
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| Proximity Sensor | |
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| Accelerometer Sensor | |
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| NFC | |
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Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Po battery (32.4 Wh) | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| - | 3000 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | Up to 288 h |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 10 h (multimedia) | Up to 25 h |
