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Difference Between Apple iPad 2 and Samsung Galaxy S II (Galaxy S 2)

March 6, 2011 Posted by Andrew

Apple iPad 2 vs Samsung Galaxy S II (Galaxy S 2)

Apple iPad 2 and Samsung Galaxy S II (S 2) are both smart gadgets from Apple and Samsung. The Major difference between Galaxy S II (Galaxy S2) and iPad 2 is Galaxy S II is a smartphone, users can make voice and video calls from Galaxy S II (S2) whereas in iPad 2 it’s not possible. Apple iPad 2 is powered with dual core A5 processor and Apple iOS 4.3 and Samsung Galaxy S II (S2) is powered by dual core ARM Cortex A9 processor and Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Samsung Galaxy S II (S2) is sized 4.27 inches and weighs 116 g and iPad 2 is sized 9.7 inches and weighs 613g. Galaxy S II (S2) may give better performance than iPad 2 since both equipped with dual core but Galaxy S II (S2) comes with 1 GB RAM whereas iPad comes with 512 Memory only. Anyhow both are awesome product from Apple and Samsung. Price wise also Galaxy SII (S2) is cheaper than iPad 2. People who think to go for one device to satisfy their needs and requirements including mobile needs Samsung Galaxy S II (S2) would be a better option. But more than this those who love more entertainment features and book style readers love iPad 2.

Apple iPad 2

Apple iPad 2 is the second generation iPad fro Apple. Apple the pioneers in introducing the iPad have made further improvements to iPad 2 in design and performance. In comparison with iPad, iPad 2 gives a better performance with high speed processor and improved applications. The A5 processor used in iPad 2 is 1GHz Dual-core A9 Application processor based on ARM architecture, The new A5 processor’s clock speed is twice as faster than A4 and 9 times better on graphics while the power consumption remains same. iPad 2 is 33% thinner and 15% lighter than iPad while the display is same in both, both are 9.7″ LED back-lit LCD displays with 1024×768 pixel resolution and use the IPS techology. The battery life is same for both, you can use it up to 10 hrs continuously. The additional features in iPad 2 are the dual cameras – rare camera with gyro and 720p video camcorder, front facing camera with FaceTime for video conferencing, a new software PhotoBooth, HDMI compatibility – you have to connect to HDTV via Apple digital AV adapter that comes separately. iPad 2 will have variants to support both 3G-UMTS network and 3G-CDMA network and will release the Wi-Fi only model also. iPad 2 is available in black and white colors and the price varies depending the model and storage capacity, it ranges from $499 to $829. Apple also introduces a new bendable magnatic case for iPad 2, named as Smart Cover, which you can purchase separately.

Galaxy S II (S2)

Galaxy S II (or Galaxy S2) is the thinnest phone to date, measuring only 8.49 mm. It’s faster and gives better viewing experience than its predecessor Galaxy S. Galaxy S II is packed with 4.3″ WVGA Super AMOLED plus touch screen, Exynos chipset with 1 GHz dual core Cortex A9 CPU and ARM Mali-400 MP GPU, 8 megapixels camera with LED flash, touch focus and [email protected] HD video recording, 2 megapixels front facing camera for video calling, 1GB RAM, 16 GB internal memory expandable with microSD card, Bluetooth 3.0 support, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b/g/n, HDMI out, DLNA certified, Adobe Flash Player 10.1, mobile hotspot capability and runs Android’s latest OS Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). Android 2.3 has added many features while improving on existing features in Android 2.2 version.

The super AMOLED plus display is highly responsive and has a better viewing angle than its predecessor. Samsung also introduces a new personalizable UX on Galaxy S2 which has a magazine style layout that selects the contents used most and displays on the homescreen. The live contents can be personalized. And the web browsing also improved to optimize Android 2.3 fully and you get a seamless browsing experience with Adobe Flash Player.

The additonal applications include Kies 2.0, Kies Air, AllShare, Voice Recognition & Voice Translation, NFC (Near Field Communication) and the native Social, Music and Games hub from Samsung. Game hub offers 12 social network games and 13 premium games including Gameloft’s Let Golf 2 and Real Football 2011.

Samsung in addtion to providing entertainment has more to offer the businesses. The entreprise solutions include Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, On Device Encryption, Cisco’s AnyConnect VPN, MDM (Mobile Device Management) and Cisco WebEx.

Apple introducing iPad 2

Samsung unveils Galaxy S II

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Filed Under: Smart Phones Tagged With: 1 GHz dual core, 1 GHz dual core Cortex A9, 1GHz Dual Core A5 processor, 4.3″ WVGA, Adobe Flash Player 10.1, AllShare, Android 2.3, Android Gingerbread, Apple A5, Apple iPad 2, ARM Mali-400 MP, Bluetooth 3.0, Bluetooth v3.0, Cisco WebEx, Cisco’s AnyConnect VPN, DLNA, Exynos chipset, FaceTime, HDMI out, iBook, iMovie, iOS 4.3, Kies 2.0, Kies Air, MDM, Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, mobile hotspot, NFC, On Device Encryption, Samsung Galaxy S II, Samsung Galaxy S2, Smart Cover, super AMOLED plus, Voice Recognition & Voice Translation, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b/g/n

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Comments

  1. Sergedude says

    April 17, 2011 at 4:33 am

    IM GETTING AN IPAD 2 CUZ IM NOT ALOWED A PHONE CUZ I GOT TO PAY EVERY MONTH 🙁

    Reply
  2. William says

    August 15, 2011 at 1:24 am

    UMMM, aside from all the other terrible errors in this, i think its important to note that Galaxy S2 DOES have 4G, infact it has 42MB/s speeds where as the ipad’s 3G speeds are a wimpy 7MB/s

    Reply
  3. Ttanna says

    November 18, 2011 at 7:45 am

    Nice article

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