iPad Air Spec Comparison With Other Tabs in the Market

Tim Cook with the new iPad Air during the launch event of iPad Air during last week.

Apple’s much-anticipated iPad Air comes with several new performance and design boosts, plus a new name but is it the best tablet on the market? We check that out via a spec sheet.

To make things interesting, we even threw a Surface Pro 2 which, many will argue, is a full-fledged PC and that’s true too.

	iPad Air	Nokia Lumia 2520	Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014)	Sony Xperia Tablet Z	Surface Pro 2
OS	iOS 7.0.2	Windows RT 8.1	Android 4.3 Jelly Bean	Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean	Windows 8.1
Dimensions	240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm	267 x 168 x 8.9 mm	243.1 x 171.4 x 7.9 mm	266 x 172 x 6.9 mm	275 x 173 x 13.5 mm
Weight	469g	615g	540g	495g	907g
Design	Aluminum Unibody	Polycarbonate Plastic	Plastic and leather-like finish	Matte Plastic	VaporMg
Display	9.7 inches	10.1 inches	10.1 inches	10.1 inches	10.6 inches
Resolution	1536 x 2048 pixels	1080 x 1920 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels	1200 x 1920 pixels	1080 x 1920 pixels
Processor	64-bit 1.3Ghz Apple A7	2.2Ghz Qualcomm SnapDragon 800	2.3Ghz Qualcomm SnapDragon 800	1.5Ghz Qualcomm SnapDragon S4 Pro	1.6Ghz Intel Core i5-4200U Haswell
RAM/Storage	1 GB; 16/32/64/128 GB	2 GB; 32 GB expandable	3 GB; 16/32/64 GB expandable	2 GB; 16/32 GB expandable	4/8 GB RAM; 64/128/256/512 GB expandable
Rear-Camera	5 mp; 1080p video at 30 fps	6.7 mp; 1080p video at 30 fps	8 mp; 1080p video at 60fps	8.1 mp; 1080p video at 30 fps	1.2 mp HD
Front-Camera	1.2 mp HD	2 mp HD	2 mp Full HD	2 mp Full HD	1.2 mp HD
Connectivity	MIMO Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, USB 2.0, Lightning Port	Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, USB 3.0, NFC	Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0,microUSB 2.0, IR Blaster, USB-OTG	Wi-FI, NFC, microUSB 2.0, Bluetooth 4.0, IR Blaster	MIMO Wi-Fi, USB 3.0, microSDXC, MiniDisplay Port,Bluetooth 4.0, USB 2.0
Water-proof	No	No	No	IP57-certified	No
Battery	32.4 Whr	8000 mAh	8220 mAh	6000 mAh	48 Wh
Price	Starts at $499	Starts at $499	Starts at $549	Starts at $499	Starts at $899