Apple iPad Air 32GB vs Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
| Type | A tablet | Touch |
| Waterproofness & dust-resistance |  | IP67 |
| Dimensions | 240.00 x 169.50 x 7.50 mm | 161.10 x 77.40 x 8.20 mm |
| Weight | 478.00 g | 213.00 g |
| Display size | 9.70" | 6.60" |
| Display | Color / IPS TFT 16M colors 1536 x 2048 px (9.70") 264 ppi | Color / Super AMOLED 16,7M colors 120 Hz 1080 x 2340 px (6.60") 390 ppi |
| Display protection |   | Corning Gorilla Glass Buy screen protector
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| Additional display | | |
| Protection of the secondary display | | |
| Playback time (max.) | Audio: 10 h (0.4 days) Video: 10 h (0.4 days) | Audio: 79 h (3.3 days) Video: 28 h (1.2 days) |
| Internet browsing time (max.) | WiFi: 10 h (0.4 days) | WiFi: 24 h (1.0 days) 4G: 25 h (1.0 days) |
| Standard battery | Li-Po Buy powerbank
| Li-Po 5000 mAhBuy powerbank
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| Quick battery charging | |  |
| Wireless battery charging | | |
| Internal memory | 32 GB | 128 GB, 256 GB |
| RAM memory | | 8 GB, 12 GB |
| Memory cards | | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 1000 GBBuy memory card |
| Operating system | iOS 7 | Android 14 |
| Interface | - | One UI 6.1 |
| Processor | Apple A7 | Samsung Exynos 1480 S5E8845 |
| Processor clock | - | 2750 MHz |
| GPU | - | Samsung Xclipse 530 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| SAR (10g) | | 0,684 W/kg |
| DualSIM | | |
| SIM cards standard | SingleSIM(nanoSIM) | DualSIM(nanoSIM, nanoSIM) |
| DualSIM mode | nd | dual standby |
| Hybrid DualSIM | nd | nanoSIM, microSD |
| Announced | 4Q 2013 | 1Q 2024 |
| Other names | - | SM-A556B/DS; SM-A556E; SM-A556E/DS; SM-A556S; SM-A5560 |
| GSM frequencies | 850 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 |
| UMTS | 850 900 1900 2100 | 850 900 1900 2100 |
| LTE standard | FDD LTE: 2600, 2100, 1900, 1800, 1700, 900, 850, 800, 700 | FDD LTE: 2600, 2100, 1900, 1800, 1700, 900, 850, 800, 700 TDD LTE: 2600, 2500, 2300 |
| Standard 5G | | FDD 5G: 2600, 2100, 1800, 900, 850, 700 TDD 5G: 3700, 3500, 2500, 2300 |
| CDMA | 850 1900 | |
| Standard TD-SCDMA | | |
| UMA | | |
CAMERAS - BACK
| First camera | | |
| Camera type | | Standard |
| Photo matrix | 5 Mpx | 50 Mpx |
| Sensor size | | 1/1,56 |
| Resolution | 2592x1944 px | |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Digital zoom | | 10x |
| Flash | | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution | 1920x1080 px | 3840x2160 px |
| Video formats | | H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 30 fps |
| Additional | f/2.4 | AF, OIS, f/1.8 |
| Second camera | | |
| Camera type | nd | Wide-angle |
| Photo matrix | nd | 12 Mpx |
| Optical zoom | nd | |
| Flash | nd | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | nd | |
| Additional | nd | FF, f/2.2 |
| Third camera | | |
| Photo matrix | nd | 5 Mpx |
| Optical zoom | nd | |
| Flash | nd | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | nd | |
| Additional | nd | FF, f/2.4 |
CAMERAS - FRONT
| First camera | | |
| Camera type | | Portrait |
| Photo matrix | 1.2 Mpx | 32 Mpx |
| Resolution | 1280x960 px | |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Flash | | |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution | nd | 1920x1080 px |
| Additional | - | FF, f/2.2 |
SENSORS
| Accelerometer | | |
| Proximity | | |
| Light | | |
| Magnetometer | | |
| Gyroscope | | |
| Barometer | | |
| Altimeter | | |
| Gravity | | |
| Hall-effect | | |
| Iris scanner | | |
| Fingerprint scanner | | |
| Thermometer | | |
| Hygrometer | | |
Data transfer
| xHTML | | |
| WAP | v2.0 | v2.0 |
| HSCSD | | |
| HSDPA | | 42.20 Mbit/s |
| HSUPA | | 5.76 Mbit/s |
| HSPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| LTE DL | | |
| LTE UP | | |
| WIMAX+ | | |
| GPRS | | |
| EDGE | | |
| Bluetooth | v4.0 | v5.3 |
| A2DP Profile | | |
| HDMI | | |
| WiFi | v802.11 a/b/g/n | v802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax |
| WiFi frequencies | 2,4 GHz | 2,4 GHz; 5 GHz |
| WiFi Direct | | |
| WiFi Display | | |
| DLNA | | |
| Miracast | | |
| WiFi hotspot | | |
| IrDA | | |
| USB | | v2.0 Type-C |
| GPS | | |
| A-GPS | | |
| GLONASS | | |
| Beidou | | |
| Galileo | | |
| QZSS | | |
| NFC | | |
COMMUNICATION AND MESSAGING
| Call waiting | | |
| Conferency | | |
| Call forwarding | | |
| Push To Talk | | |
| Instant Messenger | | |
| SMS | | |
| EMS | | |
| MMS | | |
| Dictionary | OTHER | T9 |
| Swype | | |
| e-mail client | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP |
| Hardware QWERTY keyboard | | |
| RSS Reader | | |
Multimedia
| Radio | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Stereo speakers | | 2 |
| Audio Jack | 3.5 mm | |
| HD Voice | | |
| Sound formats | AAC, AAC+, AAX, AAX+, AIFF, WAV | 3GA, AAC, AMR, AWB, FLAC, IMY, M4A, MID, MIDI, MXMF, OGA, OGG, OTA, RTTTL, RTX, WAV, XMF |
| Polyphony | | |
| Video ringtone | | |
| Ring composer | | |
| Games | | |
| Java | | ART |
| Videophone | | |
| DVB-H television | | |
| TV-Out | | |
PIM AND ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
| Watch | | |
| Stopwatch | | |
| Alarm | | |
| Calculator | | |
| Currency converter | | |
| Organizer | | |
| Calendar | | |
| Flight mode | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Data and fax | | |
| Screensaver | | |
| Themes | | |
| Interchangeable covers | | |
| Voice dial | | |
| Speakerphone | | |
| Recorder | | |
| Vibrations | | |