Apple iPad Air (2019) vs Sharp Aquos S3 High Edition

Apple iPad Air (2019)

Sharp Aquos S3 High Edition

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
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(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
LTE speed

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

-
LTE-A speed

-

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

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Aluminium alloy

-
SIM

Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM)

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

174.1 mm

148.2 mm
Width

250.6 mm

74.2 mm
Thickness

6.1 mm

8 mm
Weight

456 g

167.4 g
Stylus

Yes

-
Colors

Silver, gold, gray

Black, Gold

Display
Display type

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

IGZO IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

10.5 inches

6.0 inches
Resolution

1668 x 2388 pixels

1080 x 2160 pixels
Pixel density

265 ppi

402 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

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

-
Multitouch

Yes

Yes
Display features

DCI-P3 wide color gamut, True-tone

-

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

1080p@30fps
Primary camera Autofocus

-

dual-pixel phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

-

dual-LED (dual tone) 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

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

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, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Lightning, USB 2.0

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
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

Features
Messaging SMS

-

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

-

Email
Messaging IM

-

IM
Messaging Push Email

-

Push Email
Sensors

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope

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