Phone Comparison - Apple iPad Air 2 vs Apple iPad Mini 4 vs Samsung Galaxy J1 mini (2016)

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Samsung
Announced October 2014 September 2015 February 2016
Status Available - October 2014 Available - September 2015 Available - February 2016
Price Rs. 30,150 ($443.38) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 28,799 ($423.51) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold Space Gray, Silver, Gold Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar White, Gold, Black
Dimension 240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 in)
203.2 x 134.8 x 6.1 mm
(8 x 5.31 x 0.24 in)
126.6 x 63.1 x 10.8 mm
(4.98 x 2.48 x 0.43 in)
Weight 437 g / 444 g (15.41 oz / 15.66 oz) 299 g (Wi-Fi) / 304 (10.55 oz (Wi-Fi) / 10.72 ) 123 g (4.34 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Cellular version only -
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor (Touch ID) - Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2) -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 8.1 iOS 9 Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A8X Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Apple A8 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Spreadtrum SC8830
GPU PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) - Mali-400MP2
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 756 MB/1 GB
Internal Memory 16/64/128 GB 16/64/128 GB 8 GB
External Memory No No microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.7 inches 7.9 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.58% 70.58% 57.12%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash No No LED flash
Features Auto focus, 1.12µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama) Auto focus, 1.12μm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (Photo/Panorama) Geo-tagging, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. 720p@30fps
Front Camera 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, Face [Similar] 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, Face Detection, HDR [Similar] VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 150 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB v2.0 v2.0, reversible connector microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (3G/LTE model only) Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 (Safari) HTML5 (Safari) HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR3 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 756 MB/1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery (32.4 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po battery Removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 8600 mAh 5124 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 10 h (multimedia) -