Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 vs Apple iPad Air
| Type | Tablet Phone | A tablet |
| Dimensions | 242.50 x 166.80 x 7.50 mm | 240.00 x 169.50 x 7.50 mm |
| Weight | 456.00 g | 478.00 g |
| Display size | 9.70" | 9.70" |
| Display | Color / TFT 16M colors 768 x 1024 px (9.70") 132 ppi | Color / IPS TFT 16M colors 1536 x 2048 px (9.70") 264 ppi |
| Display protection |   | |
| Additional display | | |
| Protection of the secondary display | | |
| Playback time (max.) | Audio: 178 h (7.4 days) Video: 14 h (0.6 days) | Audio: 10 h (0.4 days) Video: 10 h (0.4 days) |
| Internet browsing time (max.) | WiFi: 15 h (0.6 days) 3G: 12 h (0.5 days) 4G: 13 h (0.5 days) | WiFi: 10 h (0.4 days) |
| Standard battery | Li-Ion 6000 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Po Buy powerbank
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| Quick battery charging | | |
| Wireless battery charging | | |
| Internal memory | 16 GB, 32 GB | 16 GB |
| End-user memory | 10.8 GB |  |
| RAM memory | 2 GB | |
| Memory cards |  microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 128 GBBuy memory card | |
| Operating system | Android 5.0 Lollipop | iOS 7 |
| Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 | Apple A7 |
| Processor clock | 1200 MHz | - |
| GPU | Adreno 306 | - |
| Touchscreen | | |
| SAR (10g) | 0,96 W/kg | |
| DualSIM | | |
| SIM cards standard | SingleSIM(microSIM) | SingleSIM(nanoSIM) |
| Announced | 2Q 2015 | 4Q 2013 |
| Other names | SM-T555; SM-T555N; Galaxy Tab A 9.7 LTE | - |
| 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, 1800, 900, 850, 800 | FDD LTE: 2600, 2100, 1900, 1800, 1700, 900, 850, 800, 700 |
| CDMA | | 850 1900 |
| Standard TD-SCDMA | | |
| UMA | | |
CAMERAS - BACK
| First camera | | |
| Photo matrix | 5 Mpx | 5 Mpx |
| Resolution | 2592x1944 px | 2592x1944 px |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Flash | | |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution | 1280x720 px | 1920x1080 px |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 - 30 fps | |
| Additional | AF | f/2.4 |
CAMERAS - FRONT
| First camera | | |
| Photo matrix | 2 Mpx | 1.2 Mpx |
| Resolution | 1600x1200 px | 1280x960 px |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Flash | | |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Additional | - | - |
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 | 42.00 Mbit/s | |
| HSUPA | 5.76 Mbit/s | |
| HSPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| LTE DL | | |
| LTE UP | | |
| WIMAX+ | | |
| GPRS | class 12 | |
| EDGE | class 12 | |
| Bluetooth | v4.1 | v4.0 |
| A2DP Profile | | |
| HDMI | | |
| WiFi | v802.11 a/b/g/n | v802.11 a/b/g/n |
| WiFi frequencies | 2,4 GHz | 2,4 GHz |
| WiFi Direct | | |
| WiFi Display | | |
| DLNA | | |
| Miracast | | |
| WiFi hotspot | | |
| IrDA | | |
| USB | v2.0 | |
| GPS | | |
| A-GPS | | |
| GLONASS | | |
| Beidou | | |
| NFC | | |
COMMUNICATION AND MESSAGING
| Call waiting | | |
| Conferency | | |
| Call forwarding | | |
| Push To Talk | | |
| Instant Messenger | | |
| SMS | | |
| EMS | | |
| MMS | | |
| Dictionary | XT9 | OTHER |
| Swype | | |
| e-mail client | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP |
| Hardware QWERTY keyboard | | |
| RSS Reader | | |
Multimedia
| Radio | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Stereo speakers | | |
| Audio Jack | | 3.5 mm |
| HD Voice | | |
| Sound formats | AAC, AAC+, AMR, FLAC, OGG, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ | AAC, AAC+, AAX, AAX+, AIFF, WAV |
| Polyphony | 64 voices | |
| 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 | | |