Apple iPad 9.7 (2018) vs Sharp Aquos S3 High Edition

Apple iPad 9.7 (2018)

Sharp Aquos S3 High Edition

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G network

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 27(800), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 28(700), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

3.1 Mbps

-
LTE-A speed

LTE-A, Cat6, 300 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload

LTE-A, (2CA) Cat6, 300 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Front glass, aluminum body

-
SIM

Nano-SIM/ Electronic SIM card (Apple e-SIM)

Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

240 mm

148.2 mm
Width

169.5 mm

74.2 mm
Thickness

7.5 mm

8 mm
Weight

478 g

167.4 g
Colors

Gold, Silver, Space Gray

Black, Gold

Display
Display type

LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen

IGZO IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

9.7 inches

6.0 inches
Resolution

1536 x 2048 pixels

1080 x 2160 pixels
Pixel density

264 ppi

402 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating

-
Multitouch

Yes

Yes

Main camera
Camera type

-

Dual
Main camera

8 MP, f/2.4 , 31 mm, 1.12 µm

12 MP, f/1.8 , 1.4 µm, 1/2.55" , 2x optical zoom
13 MP
Primary camera resolution

3264 x 2448 pixels

-
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps

1080p@30fps
Primary camera Autofocus

autofocus

dual-pixel phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

-

dual-LED (dual tone) flash
Primary camera video hdr

HDR

-
Primary camera video stereo sound record

stereo sound record

-
Camera features

Geo-tagging, HDR (photo/panorama), face/smile detection, touch focus

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

-

Yes
USB

Lightning, USB 2.0

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v4.2

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

Yes

-
NFC

-

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

-

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

Email

Email
Messaging IM

IM

IM
Messaging iMessage

iMessage

-
Messaging Push Email

Push Email

Push Email
Sensors

Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyro

Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, compass, gyro, proximity