Samsung SGH-U300 Ultra 9.6 vs Apple iPad Air (2019) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 12, 2007	Mar 18, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
	$779

Design

Dimensions
3.93 x 2.00 x 0.37 inches 100 x 51 x 9.6 mm	9.8 x 6.8 x 0.24 inches 248.9 x 172.7 x 6.1 mm
Weight
3.28 oz (93.0 g)	16.37 oz (464.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Numeric keypad, Soft keys
Keys
Left: Volume control	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Gold, Gray, Silver

Display

Size
	10.5-inch, 79.41% screen-to-body
Type
TFT	IPS LCD, 500 nits
Resolution
320x240px	2224x1668px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI
Colors
262 144
Features
	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor
Additional display
16 x96 px, OLED

Hardware

System chip
	Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)
Processor
	Octa-core 2490 MHz Vortex and Tempest
GPU
	Apple 4-core GPU
Memory
0.07GB	3GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 3GB/64GB
OS
	iPadOS (13.x)

Battery

Type
690 mAh, Li - Ion	8134 mAh, Li - Ion

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
3 MP	8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4
Video recording
Yes	1080p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
	7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
2.0, Yes	5.0
WLAN
	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
USB 2.0	Lightning
Sensors
	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop

Multimedia

Headphones
	3.5mm jack
Speakers
	Multiple speakers
Features
Background playback
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
	Nano SIM, eSIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones (64 voices), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Apr 24, 2007 FCC ID value: A3LSGHU300
Measured SAR
Head: 0.34 W/kg Measured in: 1900 MHz Body: 0.12 W/kg Measured in: 1900 MHz

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$629

Wi-Fi only with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Weight	16.08 oz (456.0 g)
Prices (MSRP)	$499

Wi-Fi only

Weight	16.08 oz (456.0 g)
Prices (MSRP)	$649

Links

Full specifications
Samsung SGH-U300 Ultra 9.6 Specs	Apple iPad Air (2019) Specs
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Samsung SGH-U300 Ultra 9.6 Review	Apple iPad Air (2019) Review
User Reviews
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