Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) vs Apple iPad Air

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          General Info

          Manufacturer
          Samsung Apple
          Announced
          February 2012 October 2013
          Status
          Available - April 2012 Available - November 2013
          Colors
          Black, White Space Gray, Silver
          Form Factor
          Candybar Candybar
          Dimension
          193.7 x 122.4 x 10.5 mm
          (7.63 x 4.82 x 0.41 in)
          240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm
          (9.45 x 6.67 x 0.3 in)
          Weight
          344 g (12.13 oz) 469 g / 478 g (16.54 oz / 16.86 oz)
          2G Network
          GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
          CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
          3G Network
          HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
          4G Network
          - LTE- all models
          Messaging
          SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

          Hardware and OS

          OS
          Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) iOS 7.0.2
          Processor
          Dual-core 1 GHz, TI OMAP 4430 [Similar] Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 [Similar]
          GPU
          PowerVR SGX540 [Similar] PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) [Similar]
          RAM
          1 GB [Browse Similar] N/A
          Internal Memory
          8/16/32 GB storage 16/32/64/128 GB storage
          External Memory
          microSD, up to 64 GB No

          Display

          Type
          PLS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen
          Colors
          16M colors 16M colors
          Size
          7.0 inches [Similar] 9.7 inches [Similar]
          Resolution
          600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi)
          Screen-to-Body Ratio
          57.85% 71.58%
          Multi-Touch
          yes multi touch yes multi touch

          Camera

          Rear Camera
          3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
          Flash
          No No
          Features
          Geo-tagging, Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
          Video
          Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
          Front Camera
          Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar]

          Multimedia

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

          Connectivity and Data Rate

          GPRS
          Yes Yes
          Edge
          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
          Bluetooth
          Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
          Wi-Fi
          Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
          USB
          Yes, v2.0, USB Host support Yes, v2.0
          GPS
          Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
          Browser
          HTML, Adobe Flash HTML (Safari)

          User Memory

          Internal
          8/16/32 GB storage, 1GB RAM 16/32/64/128 GB storage
          Expandable Storage
          microSD, up to 64 GB No
          USB OTG
          Supported -

          Sensors

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

          Battery

          Type
          Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po battery (32.4 Wh)
          Capacity
          4000 mAh -
          Stand by
          Up to 1190 h (2G)
          Up to 1080 h (3G)
          -
          Talk Time
          Up to 40 h (2G)
          Up to 20 h (3G)
          Up to 10 h (multimedia)

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