Gadget Review | iPad vs. Apad vs. Galaxy Tab
First the specs of each Gadget:
The Apple iPad:
Apple iPad
Height:
9.56 inches (242.8 mm)
Width:
7.47 inches (189.7 mm)
Depth:
0.5 inch (13.4 mm)
Weight:
Wi-Fi – 1.5 pounds (0.68 kg)
Wi-Fi + 3G model – 1.6 pounds (0.73 kg)
Capacity:
9.7-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen Multi-Touch display with IPS technology
1024-by-768-pixel resolution at 132 pixels per inch (ppi)
Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously
Wireless and cellular:
Wi-Fi model
Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n)
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR technology
Wi-Fi + 3G model
UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz)
GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
Data only
Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n)
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR technology
Location:
Wi-Fi
Digital compass
Assisted GPS (Wi-Fi + 3G model)
Cellular (Wi-Fi + 3G model)
In the box:
iPad
Dock Connector to USB Cable
10W USB Power Adapter
Documentation
Capacity:
16GB, 32GB, or 64GB flash drive
Processor
1GHz Apple A4 custom-designed, high-performance, low-power system-on-a-chip
Sensors
Accelerometer
Ambient light sensor
Audio playback
Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
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
User-configurable maximum volume limit
TV and video
Support for 1024 by 768 pixels with Dock Connector to VGA Adapter; 576p and 480p with Apple Component AV Cable; 576i and 480i with Apple Composite AV Cable
H.264 video up to 720p, 30 frames per second, Main Profile level 3.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format
Mail attachment support
Viewable document types: .jpg, .tiff, .gif (images); .doc and .docx (Microsoft Word); .htm and .html (web pages); .key (Keynote); .numbers (Numbers); .pages (Pages); .pdf (Preview and Adobe Acrobat); .ppt and .pptx (Microsoft PowerPoint); .txt (text); .rtf (rich text format); .vcf (contact information); .xls and .xlsx (Microsoft Excel)
Accessibility
Support for playback of closed-captioned content
VoiceOver screen reader
Full-screen zoom magnification
White on black display
Mono audio
Battery and power4
Built-in 25-watt-hour rechargeable lithium-polymer battery
Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video, or listening to music
Up to 9 hours of surfing the web using 3G data network
Charging via power adapter or USB to computer system
Input and output
Dock connector port
3.5-mm stereo headphone jack
Built-in speaker
Microphone
Micro-SIM card tray (Wi-Fi + 3G model only)
Mac system requirements
Mac computer with USB 2.0 port
Mac OS X v10.5.8 or later
iTunes 10.1 or later (free download fromwww.itunes.com/download)
iTunes Store account
Internet access
Windows system requirements
PC with USB 2.0 port
Windows 7; Windows Vista; or Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 3 or later
iTunes 10.1 or later
iTunes Store account
Internet access
Environmental requirements
Operating temperature: 32° to 95° F (0° to 35° C)
Nonoperating temperature: -4° to 113° F (-20° to 45° C)
Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
Maximum operating altitude: 10,000 feet (3000 m)
(specs taken from the Apple Website.)
The aPAD/IrOBOT
Apad/iRobot
Hardware:
Dimensions (H x W x D)
190.5 x 118.5 x 14.7 mm
Weight:
332g
CPU Processor Speed
600 MHz/500 MHz DSP
Memory/Rom
2GB – 16GB
Memory/Ram
128MB+
Memory Slot
T-flash
Camera
30W – 130W pixels digital camera
Color Display
7” TFT LCD with Resistance Touch Screen
Resolution
800 x 480 pixels
Battery Type
Rechargeable Polymer Battery
Battery Capacity
3000mAh
USB
Yes (Mini USB 2.0)
Speaker
Yes
G Sensor
Yes
I/O ports
Mini USB 2.0, T-flash, 3.5mm Headphone
Built-in Microphone
WiFi 802.11b/g
Software
Operating System
Android 1.5
Browser
Google Browser
Video
MKV (H.264 HP), AVI, RM/RMVB, FLV, MPEG-1, MPEG-2
Music
MP3, WMA, APE, FLAC, AAC, AC3, WAV
Photo
JPEG, BMP, GIF, PNG, TIFF
Gmail
GPS
Google Map
The Samsung Galaxy Tab
Samsung Galaxy Tab
GENERAL
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
SIZE
Dimensions
190.1 x 120.5 x 12 mm
Weight
380 g
DISPLAY
Type
TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size
600 x 1024 pixels, 7.0 inches
- Gorilla Glass display
- TouchWiz UI
- Multi-touch input method
- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
- Three-axis gyro sensor
- Touch-sensitive controls
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Swype text input
SOUND
Alert types
Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Speakerphone
Yes, with stereo speakers
- 3.5 mm audio jack
MEMORY
Phonebook
Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records
Practically unlimited
Internal
16/32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Card slot
microSD, up to 32GB, buy memory
DATA
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
3G
HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth
Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Infrared port
No
USB
Yes, v2.0 (proprietary)
CAMERA
Primary
3.15 MP, 2048×1536 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, check quality
Features
Geo-tagging
Video
Yes, 720×480@30fps
Secondary
Yes, 1.3 MP
FEATURES
OS
Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo)
CPU
ARM Cortex A8 processor, 1 GHz processor; PowerVR SGX540 graphics
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS
Browser
HTML
Radio
No
Games
Yes
Colors
Black and Grey
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support
Java
Yes, MIDP 2.1
- Social networking integration
- Digital compass
- Full HD video playback
- Up to 7h movie playback
- TV-out
- MP4/DivX/WMV/H.264/H.263 player
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player
- Organizer
- Image/video editor
- Thinkfree Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration
- Readers/Media/Music Hub
- Adobe Flash 10.1 support
- Voice memo/dial/commands
- Predictive text input
BATTERY
Standard battery, Li-Po 4000 mAh
Stand-by
Talk time
Up to 28 h (2G) / Up to 25 h 30 min (3G)
MISC
SAR US
1.00 W/kg (head)
SAR EU
1.07 W/kg (head)
Lean anything about the Apple iPad, Apad/iRobot, or Samsung Galaxy Tab so far? Well, I haven’t. The specs above are only for those who are technically inclined. Well, I for one am not. So even if you say that the Apple iPad is good because of its specs, or the Apad/iRobot, or the Samsung Galaxy Tab for that matter, it wuldn’t matter to me. My basis for judging the Apple iPad, Apad/iRobot, and the Samsung Galaxy Tab is actual experience.
Now for the reviews.
The Apple iPad. Well, I am an Apple fan, but I will try to be fair in judging. First of all, the interface of the Apple iPad is much like the Apple iPod Touch (iTouch). As such, it’s just an iPod Touch made bigger. Still, it is a good concept since I do a lot of reading on my iPod Touch and iPhone, and the screen is just too small. The Apple iPad made it easier for me. It has a bigger screen which is very good for reading e-books, documents, emails, and such. Also, te speed is very good. Still, I haven’t noticed anything new in the APPLE IPAD as is with the other smaller Apple mobile items.
The Apad/iRobot. The Apad/iRobot is known as an iPad knock-off. It looks much like the apple ipad. The difference is thyat it runs on Android. It’s not as fast as the aPPLE IpAD, but the performance is quite good. The speed is nice and the display is just a bit below the Apple iPad. The interface of the Apad/iRobot is also much like the Apple iPad. I’s a mobile PC. And it is good for viewing movies, as I do, listening for music, as I do, and for viewing documents. The Apad/iRobot truly could rival the Apple iPad. The Apad/iRobot just falls short of being equal to the Apple iPad. But, the Apad/iRobot comes in different sizes namely 5”, 7”, and 10”. It knocks the Apple iPad in that sense.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab. If the Apple iPad is a huge Apple iPod Touch, then I would say that the SAMSUNG GALAXY TAB looks lik a big 02 XDA Mini, if you could remember such gadgets. As with the performance, the Samsung Galaxy Tab performs very well. Samsung Galaxy Tab is worthy of being put against the iPad. Very Very Very nice.
If I would put the gadgets in order according to my preferences, then it would be as such…
As to the Price
- 1. Apad/iRobot
- 2. Samsung Galaxy Tab
- Apple iPad
As to performance
- Apple iPad
- 2. Samsung Galaxy Tab
- 3. Apad/iRobot
As to status
- Apple iPad
- sAMSUNG gALAXY tAB
- 3. Apad/iRobot
As to practicality
- APAD/IROBOT
- Samsung Galaxy Tab
- Apple iPad
So, if I were to choose, I would buy the apad/irobot rather than the other two. Why? Because I get the best of both worlds, the looks of the Apple iPad, and the performance of the Samsung Galaxy Tab.But if money isn’t a problem, then I would certainly buy the Apple iPad. But if I would like to look professional, then I would choose the Samsung Galaxy Tab.
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