Phone Comparison - Apple iPad Air 2 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 vs Apple iPad Mini 4

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Apple
Announced October 2014 July 2015 September 2015
Status Available - October 2014 Coming Soon - August 2015 Available - September 2015
Price Rs. 30,150 ($443.38) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 23,855 ($349.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 28,799 ($423.51) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold White, black Space Gray, Silver, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 in)
237.3 x 169 x 5.6 mm
(9.34 x 6.65 x 0.22 in)
203.2 x 134.8 x 6.1 mm
(8 x 5.31 x 0.24 in)
Weight 437 g / 444 g (15.41 oz / 15.66 oz) 389 g (Wi-Fi) / 392 g (LTE) (13.72 oz (Wi-Fi) / 13.83 oz (LTE)) 299 g (Wi-Fi) / 304 (10.55 oz (Wi-Fi) / 10.72 )
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 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 SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor (Touch ID) - Fingerprint sensor - Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 8.1 Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop) iOS 9
Processor Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A8X , Qualcomm Snapdragon Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Apple A8
GPU PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) - -
RAM 1 GB 3 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/64/128 GB 32/64 GB 16/64/128 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.7 inches 9.7 inches 7.9 inches
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.58% 72.61% 70.58%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No No
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 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Auto focus, 1.12µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama) Auto focus, Yes Auto focus, 1.12μm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (Photo/Panorama)
Video 1080p@30fps 1440p@30fps 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, Face [Similar] 2.1 MP [Similar] 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, Face Detection, HDR [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, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.1, LE v4.0, A2DP, EDR
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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 v2.0, reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (3G/LTE model only)
Browser HTML5 (Safari) HTML5 HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR3 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint 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-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery
Capacity 8600 mAh 5870 mAh 5124 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h (multimedia) - Up to 10 h (multimedia)