Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 2520 vs Apple iPad Air vs Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Apple Samsung
Announced October 2013 October 2013 January 2014
Status Coming Soon - Q4 2013 Available - November 2013 Coming soon
Colors Cyan , Red, Black, White Space Gray, Silver White/Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 267 x 168 x 8.9 mm
(10.51 x 6.61 x 0.35 in)
240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.3 in)
243.1 x 171.4 x 7.3 mm
(9.57 x 6.75 x 0.29 in)
Weight 615 g (21.69 oz) 469 g / 478 g (16.54 oz / 16.86 oz) 469 g (16.54 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
N/A
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 N/A
4G Network LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 LTE- all models -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows RT iOS 7.0.2 Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5420
GPU Adreno 330 PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) Mali-T628 MP6
RAM 2 GB N/A 2 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 16/32/64/128 GB storage 16/32 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen Super clear LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 10.1 inches 9.7 inches 10.1 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (218 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 2560 x 1600 pixels (299 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.76% 71.58% 70.94%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 6.7 MP, 3088 x 1744 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash Carl Zeiss optics No LED flash
Features 1/3.4' Sensor Size Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes N/A
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Yes N/A
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps, HSUPA, 11.5 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 N/A
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, USB v3.0, USB Host support Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32/64/128 GB storage 16/32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG Supported - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery (32.4 Wh) Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 8000 mAh - 8220 mAh
Stand by Up to 600 h - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 10 h (multimedia) -