Apple iPad Air 2
Samsung Galaxy S6Apple iPad Air 2 vs Samsung Galaxy S6
Price Comparison (India)
Rs. 33,900 
Rs. 33,900 
Rs. 33,700 General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| October 2014 | March 2015 |
| Status | |
| Available - October 2014 | Available - April 2015 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 30,150 ($443.38) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 29,999 ($441.16) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Space Gray, Silver, Gold | White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Blue Topaz |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
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240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm (9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 in) |
143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8 mm (5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 in) |
| Weight | |
| 437 g / 444 g (15.41 oz / 15.66 oz) | 138 g (4.87 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 | LTE |
| Messaging | |
| , Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| - Fingerprint sensor (Touch ID) | - Corning Gorilla Glass 4 back panel - Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified) - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| iOS 8.1 | Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop) |
| Processor | |
| Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A8X [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-T760 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 1 GB [Browse Similar] | 3 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16/64/128 GB | 32/64/128 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] | 5.1 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) | 1440 x 2560 pixels (577 ppi) [Similar] |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 71.58% | 70.66% |
| Multi-Touch | |
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Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 5 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] | 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels, OIS [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| No | LED Flash |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, 1.12µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama) | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama |
| Video | |
| 1080p@30fps | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. |
| Front Camera | |
| 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, Face [Similar] | 5 MP, 1080p@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, 150 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.0, A2DP, EDR | v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| USB | |
| v2.0 | microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 (Safari) | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR3 | 32/64/128 GB, 3 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 | |
| 8600 mAh | 2550 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 10 h (multimedia) | - |
