Apple iPad Air vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 LTE

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          General Info

          Manufacturer
          Apple Samsung
          Announced
          October 2013 June 2014
          Status
          Available - November 2013 Available - July 2014
          Colors
          Space Gray, Silver White, Black
          Form Factor
          Candybar Dazzling White, Titanium Bronze
          Dimension
          240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm
          (9.45 x 6.67 x 0.3 in)
          212.8 x 125.6 x 6.6 mm
          (8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 in)
          Weight
          469 g / 478 g (16.54 oz / 16.86 oz) 298 g (10.51 oz)
          2G Network
          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
          4G Network
          LTE- all models LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600
          LTE 850 / 2100
          Messaging
          , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
          Build Features
          - Fingerprint Sensor

          Hardware and OS

          OS
          iOS 7.0.2 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
          Processor
          Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 [Similar] Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 [Similar]
          GPU
          PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
          RAM
          N/A 3 GB [Browse Similar]
          Internal Memory
          16/32/64/128 GB storage 16/32 GB
          External Memory
          No microSD, up to 128 GB

          Display

          Type
          LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
          Colors
          16M colors 16M colors
          Size
          9.7 inches [Similar] 8.4 inches [Similar]
          Resolution
          1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 1600 x 2560 pixels (359 ppi)
          Screen-to-Body Ratio
          71.58% 76.71%
          Multi-Touch
          yes multi touch yes multi touch

          Camera

          Rear Camera
          5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
          Flash
          No LED flash
          Features
          Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection
          Video
          Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps
          Front Camera
          Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP [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 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 HSDPA, HSUPA; LTE
          Bluetooth
          Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
          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
          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, 3 GB RAM
          Expandable Storage
          No microSD, up to 128 GB

          Sensors

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

          Battery

          Type
          Non-removable Li-Po battery (32.4 Wh) Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
          Capacity
          - 4900 mAh
          Stand by
          - -
          Talk Time
          Up to 10 h (multimedia) -

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