Samsung I9506 Galaxy S4 vs Apple iPad Air

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          General Info

          Manufacturer
          Samsung Apple
          Announced
          Q3 2013 October 2013
          Status
          Available - Q3 2013 Available - November 2013
          Colors
          White Frost, Black Mist / Arctic Blue, Red Aurora Space Gray, Silver
          Form Factor
          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)
          Weight
          130 g (4.59 oz) 469 g / 478 g (16.54 oz / 16.86 oz)
          2G Network
          GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
          CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
          GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
          CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
          3G Network
          HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
          4G Network
          LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE- all models
          Messaging
          SMS, MMS, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

          Hardware and OS

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

          Display

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

          Camera

          Rear Camera
          13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
          Flash
          LED flash No
          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
          Video
          Yes, 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec. Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
          Front Camera
          Yes, 2 MP,1080p@30fps, dual video call [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 + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
          Loud Speaker
          loudspeaker yes loudspeaker yes

          Connectivity and Data Rate

          GPRS
          Yes Yes
          Edge
          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
          Bluetooth
          Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
          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
          USB
          Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host Yes, v2.0
          GPS
          Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
          Browser
          HTML5 HTML (Safari)

          User Memory

          Internal
          16/32 GB, 2 GB 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 supported NFC not supported

          Battery

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

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