Phone Comparison - Apple iPad mini 2 Retina Display vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 LTE

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Samsung
Announced October 2013 April 2014 June 2014
Status Available - November 2013 Coming Soon - Q2 2014 Available - July 2014
Colors Space Gray, Silver White, Black White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Dazzling White, Titanium Bronze
Dimension 200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.3 in)
186.9 x 107.9 x 9 mm
(7.36 x 4.25 x 0.35 in)
212.8 x 125.6 x 6.6 mm
(8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 in)
Weight 331 g / 341 g (11.68 oz / 12.03 oz) 276 g (9.74 oz) 298 g (10.51 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - 3G & LTE GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - 3G & LTE HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE- all models LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - LTE LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600
LTE 850 / 2100
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 7.0.2 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800
GPU PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) - Adreno 330
RAM N/A 1 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64/128 GB storage 8/16 GB storage 16/32 GB
External Memory No micro SD, up to 32GB - 3G / WiFi
micro SD, up to 64GB - LT
microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.9 inches 7.0 inches 8.4 inches
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) 1600 x 2560 pixels (359 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.76% 70.21% 76.71%
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, 2592x1944 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048 x 1536 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash No No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP [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, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, HSUPA; LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64/128 GB storage 8/16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No micro SD, up to 32GB - 3G / WiFi
micro SD, up to 64GB - LT
microSD, up to 128 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present proximity sensor 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 (23.8 Wh) Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity - 4450 mAh 4900 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h (multimedia) - -