Apple iPad and Samsung Galaxy Tab: A Detailed Comparison Report

This report provides a comprehensive comparison between the Apple iPad and Samsung Galaxy Tab, examining their features, performance specifications, available accessories, and potential for future upgrades. The report delves into the core differences between the two tablets, including operating systems (iOS versus Android), hardware components (processors, RAM, and display technologies), and camera capabilities. It also discusses available support and warranties. Furthermore, the report offers recommendations for suitable users of each tablet, differentiating between those who might prefer the Apple iPad for its user-friendly interface and those who might opt for the Samsung Galaxy Tab for its Android operating system and broader application compatibility. The report concludes by summarizing the key distinctions and similarities between the two tablets, highlighting their respective strengths and weaknesses to aid users in making informed decisions. The report is contributed by a student to be published on the website Desklib, a platform which provides all the necessary AI based study tools for students.

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Table of Contents
Introduction....................................................................................................................2
Discussion......................................................................................................................2
Features of Apple iPad and Samsung Galaxy Tab.....................................................2
Available accessories.................................................................................................4
Potential for future upgrades......................................................................................4
Recommended for users Apple iPad vs Samsung Galaxy Tab..................................5
Conclusion......................................................................................................................5
References......................................................................................................................6

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Introduction
This report aims to contrast and compare the Apple iPads and the Samsung Galaxy
tabs. A comparison of the features of the Samsung Galaxy tab and Apple iPad is provided in
this report. A comparison of the potential for upgrades, available accessories, available
support and warranties for the iPad and the Galaxy Tab is provided in this report. A
recommendation of the most suitable customers of the iPad is provided in this report with
justification and the most suitable customers of the Galaxy Tab is provided in this report.
Lastly, this report concludes with an appropriate conclusion.
Discussion
Features of Apple iPad and Samsung Galaxy Tab
Features Apple iPad Samsung Galaxy
Tab
Performance Quad core Octa core
Camera 8 MP 8 MP
Display 9.7” (24.64 cm) 9.7”(24.64 cm)
Fingerprint sensor Yes yes
Other sensors Light sensor, barometer,
gyroscope, Proximity sensor
Rgbw sensor,
accelerometer,
compass
Application iTunes store, Facetime,
Podcasts, siri, iBoks,
Network 4G: Not available, 3G: Not
available
4G: Not available,
3G: Not available
Operating system iOS c11.3 Android v5.0
(Lollipop)
Chipset Apple A10 Fusion APL1024 Samsung Exynos 7
Octa 5433
Graphics PowerVR GT7600 Plus Mali-T760 MP6

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Display type IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
Pixel density 264 ppi 264 ppi
Architecture 64 bit
RAM
2 GB
3 GB
Processor Quad core (2.34 GHz, Dual
core, Hurricane + 1.1 GHz,
Dual core, Zephyr)
Octa core (1.9 GHz,
Quad core, ARM
Cortex A57 + 1.3
GHz, Quad core,
Cortex A53)
Coprocessor
M10 motion
Image Resolution 3264 x 2448 Pixels 3264 x 2448 Pixels
Internal memory 32 GB 32 GB
Screen resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels 1536 x 2048 pixels
Wifi Yes Wi-Fi 802.11,
a/ac/b/g/n/n 5GHz, MIMO
Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11,
a/ac/b/g/n/n 5GHz
Bluetooth Yes v4.2
Yes v4.1
Expandable memory No Yes Up to 128 GB
Warranties One-year limited warranty One year warranty
Support Apple support community,
live chat support
24x7 customer care,
live chat support,
email support, remote
support

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Available accessories
Apple iPad Samsung Galaxy Tab
Apple pencil Galaxy Tab Book Cover
Smart keyboard Galaxy Tab Book Cover Keyboard
AirPods Galaxy Tab Pen
Smart Folio
iPad Smart Cover
Potential for future upgrades
Apple iPad
Hardware: it is considered that the hardware of the iPad will be upgraded with A11X chipset.
The GPUs of Apple is likely to be introduced in the coming future (Davies, 2014). Higher
memory capacity of the iPad is supposed to be implemented recently. Some of the features of
iPad Pro like the four-speaker audio and the smart connector are supposed to be introduced.
Design: the design of iPhone X is supposed to be implemented in the coming iPad Pro. It will
include the slim size and touch fingerprint.
Camera: The feature of TrueDepth Camera is likely to be implemented in the iPad (Gershon,
2013). With the introduction of this feature, the feature of Face ID as the primary
authentication method is likely to be implemented.
Some of the features that can be expected are the iOS 12, wireless charging, and the OLED
display.
Samsung Galaxy Tab
It is considered that the latest tabs of Samsung is supposed to be having sleek design than the
previous one with android from Google (Zickuhr, 2013). The camera is considered to be
having lower aperture for better image capturing, and the display of the tablets is supposed to
be upgraded with Retina display.

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Recommended for users Apple iPad vs Samsung Galaxy Tab
It is commonly linked with the type of preference of the customers when it comes down to
the selection of demography of the customers. With the vast popularity of the tablets and the
huge amount of various kinds of tablets in the market, it is commonly considered that
differentiating among the best suitability is difficult. Apple iPad are considered to be suited
for anyone who needs an iPad for home or light work at the best value, he designers, artists,
and the professionals who may want to edit video or get some work done on the road (Flores
et al., 2014). iPad is also used by the students as the interface of the Apple OS is user-
friendly.
The Samsung Galaxy Tabs is best suited for the users who prefer the operating system of
android (Stisen et al., 2015). This tablet is used by the office employees as it provides quite a
large for doing all the office work easily and the cellular connectivity of the tabs enables
them to be used in the homes (Serrano, Lecolinet & Guiard, 2013). The range of the users of
Samsung galaxy tab is from home purposes to the office employees.
Conclusion
Therefore, it can be concluded that the iPad of Apple and the tabs of galaxy series of
Samsung provides two different range of features. These devices consists of potential of
several future upgrades and the features of the two devices varies significantly. The
warranties of the two devices provides one year damage coverage and the support of
Samsung is considered to be more efficient than the support of iPad as the support of
Samsung provides various alternatives of getting help when there is any trouble with the
devices.

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