Apple iPad Air vs. Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014: Center of gravity

25 November 2013
With the smartphone market driven towards equilibrium, tablets will be the new battleground. The Apple iPad Air and the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 emerge as the archrivals in the 10-inch category...

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  • 28 Nov 2013

Shootergod, 28 Nov 2013I don't know about the HTC one but Note 10.1 2014 and Note ... moreThe only fake thing is your prejudice that they are not cheating.Then tell me why when you rename the benchmark's name the scores are lower?I am not telling Note 10.1 is garbage its insanely fast and fluid for android standarts but that doesnt give Samsung the right to broke every ethical rule there is.

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    • AnonD-209900
    • utt
    • 28 Nov 2013

    1.Will Note 3 & Note 10.1 2014 will get kitkat update, if it get so will current hardware support new kitkat OS?

    2.As stated 10.1 2014 has 1.8GHz Samsung Exynos 5420 (4 x Cortex A15/4 x Cortex A7, Mali-T628MP6) processor. As per functional Cortex A15 or Cortex A7 either of one works at a time by running at 1.8GHz or 1.3GHz respectively, providing processing power to specifically required as per apps. But not works simultaneously. Now my doubt is, in future considering the need, would these two Quad core run at same time to provide enough Octa core processing power to run 2015 or latter version of apps? If it is coded so then this tab will be powerful enough to last couple of more updates of OS & sustain hardware capabilities to run future ready heavy apps. As overclocking of CPU & GPU was done in benchmarks it does provide massive power, so would that power be juiced out to run future coming apps? Once warranty is lapse then I won't mind to safely tweak hardware to its limits.

    What you think will this scenario be practical enough? & function smoothly with bearing more heating limit than current one?

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      • Anonymous
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      • 28 Nov 2013

      Shootergod, 28 Nov 2013The iphone and ipad are similar :) tell me if there any dif... moreIt's still not about the iPhone. Stay on topic.

        Anonymous, 28 Nov 2013You should buy apps and pay for the bihlt-in purchases beca... moreFor god sake, I did not do it and I did mention some other people,please read before you say any seneless word,I do understand they put so much of their effort to produce quality games and some games from gameloft like Thor which has great graphic and gameplay,it is free but too much in-app purchase is needed but not all. Some are ok with lesser in-app purchase,I am mentioning of these as an example only,I did not use any such thing at all. :D just read it again and shame on you that you are even too scare to post it as anonymous,who the bloody hell are you? Anyway,Cheers!
        p.s-I am just wishing like one-shot payment to be back again like before that is all.

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          • Anonymous
          • HI8
          • 28 Nov 2013

          Shootergod, 27 Nov 2013Not all but some users outsource the modded one to avoid us... moreYou should buy apps and pay for the bihlt-in purchases because Developers tried on them and they want to gain money.

            AnonD-194677, 28 Nov 2013Futuremark caught Note 10.1 2014 to be cheating on benchm... moreI don't know about the HTC one but Note 10.1 2014 and Note 3 is fine @_@ and I am using it without any problem in uploading scores with my username also? and who cares? nobody I guess. :( My friend Note 10.1 2014 quad core ver. of snap dragon really rocks in benchmark though,you can check quad core ver.scores there if you have 3D benchmark in your smart device. Is it like typical fake news from anadtech or macdailiyreviews or appleinsider?because they always broadcast their competitors bad news and good news in a bad way. I saw that news on internet also but no banning when I test it just now? @_@

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              • AnonD-194677
              • M4x
              • 28 Nov 2013

              Futuremark caught Note 10.1 2014 to be cheating on benchmarks and had delisted it from its list together with HTC One and all Note 3 variations.

                Anonymous, 27 Nov 2013The article isn't about the iPhone.The iphone and ipad are similar :) tell me if there any difference between them other than camera,size and screen/resolution? no? what I was talking is just general.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • 4QS
                  • 28 Nov 2013

                  Anonymous, 27 Nov 2013Apple don't use standard cheap Flash Memory. Remember -... moreLmfao!!!!!

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                    • AnonD-22824
                    • U$4
                    • 28 Nov 2013

                    Anonymous, 27 Nov 2013Apple don't use standard cheap Flash Memory. Remember -... moreBecause of ppl like u apple and some other OEM ohh! Sorry I forgot apple is not even a OEM however, what i was saying is ,cause of ppl like you they r charging $100 difference between 16 and 32 gb and just forget abt 128 gb i can buy a good Gaming Rig with that price...u sir definatly work for apple i guess, because even apple users don't like this btw there r lots of good quality sd cards depending upon ur usage u can buy it and u can buy good 64gb card at what max $50 and with android u can even make it to support the upcoming128gb sd cards.and if u teardown apple u may find the flash memory is much cheaper than the sd cards just because its internal it does not mean its fast or of good quality u r getting judgemental here...get your facts in place first.

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                      • U$4
                      • 28 Nov 2013

                      Anonymous, 27 Nov 2013Sounds more like capitalism than communism. Know the differ... moreReally?? After reading your comment any android user wud also feel that
                      " People on here really are ignorant".

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                        • Anonymous
                        • nEU
                        • 27 Nov 2013

                        Promhize, 27 Nov 2013There's an android App called "apps2sd III" which... moreApple don't use standard cheap Flash Memory.

                        Remember - there are different speeds of Flash Memory that you can buy, some cost more than others. The memory is almost like a SSD in the iPad. It's Flash, but more expensive than your standard Sandisk card.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • nEU
                          • 27 Nov 2013

                          Shootergod, 27 Nov 2013I agreed with everything you said,the main reason I change ... moreThe article isn't about the iPhone.

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                            • AnonD-207586
                            • nr3
                            • 27 Nov 2013

                            Joey, 27 Nov 2013cant install apps on the SD Card! Opposed to most of the people posting here I have a Note 10.1 2014 edition. Most of my apps can be moved to the SD card, the same is the situation for S4 with Android 4.3. No app is needed for this, it's an option in Program Control.

                              Promhize, 27 Nov 2013Spen - better user experience and ease of use, ability to w... moreI agreed with everything you said,the main reason I change to use Android is because of itune,it really sucks and really prevent your device to connect to other PC/laptops for security reasons but no it is too limited for me,sometimes I wanna transfer images and put any videos without conversion,just wanna throw into it and hassel-free. Android can sync everything wirelessly,while iph needs itune to aid in syncing or whenever you connect to PC/mac all the time. May be it is just me I am uncomfortable with apple keyboard and yet I can't change,I don't like safari also because of crash in browsing web sites with intense flash contents and I know it is swift but guess what I can't change also. Now I prefer the Google chrome with preloaded web pages features on,fastest we browser on mobile for now. The images you capture seem nice on tablets or phones but in reality on PC/laptops or on webs they are over-saturated in some,not all. The video quality is constantly lag behind Android top smartphones for example like while apple introduce slow-motion recording at 720p, S4 can do it with 1/2,1/4 and 1/8 speed adjustment with slow-motion stereo recording plus it can record fast motion too. Moreover, they introduce parallax effect like phone features and it has been available in Android as free apps for like 2 or 3 years already. The list goes on I did try iph5s with ios 7 and it isn't impressive at all with barely change OS with notification center(kinda like Android but don't wanna debate this bull crap anymore),and 640p with 4inch screen is like a sick joke from sad clown to me.Google now completely outperform siri and google maps is reliable for 100%(for Australia and Singapore,don't know for other parts of the world), while apple maps still stuck with old and junk data with false or no navigation at all.After I use S4,I can see that it is like next gen phone for apple,like they will come with higher MP camera(8MP camera fail in comparison with 13MP camera ,same focal length though with 2.2AP for both but more megapixel brings more details while 8mp fails in most area like HTC one camera but better than HTC one camera for better images/vids,thanks to 2-tone flash aid and being 8MP I guess),bigger screen,higher resolution,NFC etc. Story ends,no more apple for me. Anyway, their 64bit chip with M7 did a good performence,it really outperform 6 month older S4 but not to Z1,G2 and Note 3 which are just days earlier before it release.It is because of Snapdragon 800 with Adreno 330 I think,but hey all cool,world is freedom and everyone can choose what they want isn't it? :) so Cheers to all.
                              P.S- I am not keen to touch wiz but their features and multi-tasking really makes it a top-notch skin over Android.

                                Anonymous, 27 Nov 2013If you are going to buy apps,you won't need to be able to d... moreNot all but some users outsource the modded one to avoid using money like hell inside a game,all of us know it is a pain in the ass,that even AUD100 is nothing in the game.But of cos like you said all the important apps and games are available in play store also :D I really miss those days,that game may cost up to AUD 7 or more but that's it for the game,not like free to play but inside you need to pay all the time to be competitive and android gives you other choice that you don't need to pay for virtual luxury like sh**p does.Cheers!

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                                  • 27 Nov 2013

                                  Even though i prefer android, I think when it comes to browsing the iPad will trounce the note 10.1 when it comes to usability, not benchmarks. I have the original note 10.1 and the iPad 3 and browsing on the galaxy note is just way poorer. The note is much more productive, but when you compare a single task that both can do, unfortunately the ipad will probably be better optimized at doing it.

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                                    • AnonD-97279
                                    • U$4
                                    • 27 Nov 2013

                                    Well ipad diminish in Air in front of Galaxy Tab 10.1. Bravo

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                                      • AnonD-97279
                                      • U$4
                                      • 27 Nov 2013

                                      Anonymous, 27 Nov 2013Galaxy s4 was nothing against HTC One Galaxy Note 3 crum... moreGo home.... you had drunk too much troll

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • HI8
                                        • 27 Nov 2013

                                        Anonymous, 27 Nov 2013Agreed. Apple iOS are just closed communism system. The rea... moreIf you are going to buy apps,you won't need to be able to download from other websites because important games and apps are available on Appstore.