Samsung I9506 Galaxy S4 vs Apple iPad Air vs Samsung Galaxy A7

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung	Apple	Samsung
Announced
Q3 2013	October 2013	Expected Announcement - December 2014
Status
Available - Q3 2013	Available - November 2013	Rumored - January 2015
Price
-	-	Rs. 19,499 ($286.75) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
White Frost, Black Mist / Arctic Blue, Red Aurora	Space Gray, Silver	Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm (5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)	240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm (9.45 x 6.67 x 0.3 in)	150.9 x 75.9 x 6.3 mm (5.94 x 2.99 x 0.25 in)
Weight
130 g (4.59 oz)	469 g / 478 g (16.54 oz / 16.86 oz)	133 g (4.69 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - SM-A700*/DS
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600	LTE- all models	LTE
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM	, Push Mail, EMail, IM	SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

OS
Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)	iOS 7.0.2	Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor
Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800	Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7	Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
GPU
Adreno 330	PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics)	Adreno 405
RAM
2 GB	N/A	2 GB
Internal Memory
16/32 GB	16/32/64/128 GB storage	16 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 64 GB	No	microSD, up to 64 GB

Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen	LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors	16M colors	16M colors
Size
5.0 inches	9.7 inches	5.5 inches
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)	1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi)	1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
72.15%	71.58%	72.64%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels	5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels	12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels
Flash
LED flash	No	LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR	Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR	Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec.	Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization	1080p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes, 2 MP,1080p@30fps, dual video call	Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection,	5 MP

GPRS
Yes	Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes	Yes
3G
HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL	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 Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE	Yes, v4.0 with A2DP	v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host	Yes, v2.0	microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser
HTML5	HTML (Safari)	HTML5

Type
Li-Ion Battery	Non-removable Li-Po battery (32.4 Wh)	Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity
2600 mAh	-	2600 mAh
Stand by
Up to 370 h (3G)	-	-
Talk Time
Up to 17 h (3G)	Up to 10 h (multimedia)	-