Apple iPad Air (2019) vs Samsung Galaxy M42 5G

Apple iPad Air (2019)

Samsung Galaxy M42 5G

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

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), 11(1500), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 21(1500), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600)

LTE frequency band 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 40, 41
5G network

-

5G band 1, 3, 41, 77, 78
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE-A (CA) Cat16, 1024 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload

LTE-A, 1200 Mbps download, 210 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Aluminium alloy

Plastic
SIM

Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM)

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

174.1 mm

164.4 mm
Width

250.6 mm

75.9 mm
Thickness

6.1 mm

8.6 mm
Weight

456 g

190 g
Stylus

Yes

-
Colors

Silver, gold, gray

Black, Gray

Display
Display type

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED
Physical size

10.5 inches

6.6 inches
Resolution

1668 x 2388 pixels

720 x 1600 pixels
Pixel density

265 ppi

266 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, Retina display, Antireflective coating, Oleophobic (lipophobic) coating

-
Multitouch

Yes

-
Display features

DCI-P3 wide color gamut, True-tone

Always-on display, Infinity-O display, HDR10

Main camera
Camera type

-

Quad
Main camera

8 MP, f/2.4 , 31 mm, 1.12 µm

48 MP, f/1.8 , 0.8 µm, (wide) , 1/2.0"
(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.2 , 123˚
(macro) , 5 MP, f/2.4
(depth) , 5 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

3264 x 2448 pixels

8000 x 6000 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps
Primary camera flash

-

LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro mode, RAW

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5 GHz, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Lightning, USB 2.0

Type-C 2.0
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

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
GALILEO

-

Yes
BDS

-

Yes