Since the launch of iPad there have been attempts by different companies at bringing out tablets that can compete with it. To be honest, there was never a product like iPad, ever. Tablets have been in existence since long, but then Apple is known to introduce stuff that is top of the line, revolutionary and different in many ways. We also know that iPad has its issues, but as far as competition is concerned, it I s nil or near nil till now. The 1 million plus units sold so far are a clear testament to this fact.
It’s the size, shape, performance, features, weight, OS and applications to name a few which weren’t present in any such product. Samsung launched its tablet dubbed as the Galaxy, that is quite similar in looks to the iPad. This slate runs on Android, and as we know of today, there is literally a competition going on between Apple and Android based mobile devices, so this yet another arena where they compete. Who will win ultimately, is anybody’s guess, but let us see how these thin slabs fair against each other.
Keep reading for some insightful information 
| iPad | Samsung Galaxy | |
| Size | 9.56” x 7.47” x 0.5” | 7.48” x 4.74” x 0.47” |
| Weight | 1.5~1.6 pounds | 0.83 pounds |
| Display | 9.7”, 1024 x 768 | 7-inch TFT LCD with 1024 x 600 resolution (WSVGA) |
| Capacity | 16, 32 or 64 GB (Flash) | 16 or 32 GB Internal |
| Processor | 1GHz Apple A4 | 1GHz Cortex A8 processor |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, Ambient Light | Accelerometer, Geomagnetic, Luminance, Gyro |
| Audio | Audio formats supported: HE-AAC (V1), AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV | mp3, AAC, OGG, WMA, AMR-WB/NB, FLAC, WAV, AC3, MIDI, RTTTL/RTX, OTA, i-Melody, SP-MIDI |
| Battery | 25 Watt Hour Li Polymer, charging via adapter or computer connected USB. 9 ~ 10 hours of continuous use. | 4,000 mAH, 7 hours continuous playing of video |
| I/O | Dock Connection, 3.5 mm audio, speakers, microphone, Micro SIM tray (Wi-Fi and 3G mode only) | USB, HDMI, Dock |
| Connectivity |
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi + 3G model
|
BT, USB 2.0, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
EVDO, GSM, UMTS, CDMA |
| Location Tech |
|
A-GPS, Google Maps, Latitude, |
| Video and TV | 1024 x 768 & 576 x 480 H.264, mp4, .mov, .m4v and M-Jpeg |
Full HD (1080p) Video Player, Video Recorder (720 x 480) @ 30 fps |
| Yes with attachment support for graphic, pdf, documents, MS Office , vcf | Gmail MS Exchange Active Sync | |
| Languages | English (U.S.), English (UK), French (France), German, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Korean, Japanese, Russian, Polish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Hungarian, Arabic, Thai, Czech, Greek, Hebrew, Indonesian, Malay, Romanian, Slovak, Croatian, Catalan, and Vietnamese. Including dictionary and keyboard support for these languages | Multiple |
| Requirements | Mac with USB 2.0, Mac OS X v10.5.8 or later, Internet Access, Account with iTunes Store, iTunes 9.1 or later. PC with USB 2.0, Windows XP/Vista/7, Internet Access, Account with iTunes Store, iTunes 9.1 or later. |
PC with USB 2.0 |
| Accessories | Keyboard dock, case, dock, USB Power cable, camera connection kit | Vehicle Mount, HDMI Multimedia Dock, Full Sized Keyboard |
| OS | Apple iOS | Android Froyo 2.2 |
| Features | Thousands of applications | Countless applications |
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