Phone Comparison - Apple iPad mini 2 Retina Display vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A & S Pen vs Apple iPad Mini 4

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Apple
Announced October 2013 July 2015 September 2015
Status Available - November 2013 Coming Soon - July 2015 Available - September 2015
Price - Rs. 20,100 ($299.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 28,799 ($423.51) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Space Gray, Silver Black, White Space Gray, Silver, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.3 in)
242.5 x 166.8 x 7.5 mm
(9.55 x 6.57 x 0.3 in)
203.2 x 134.8 x 6.1 mm
(8 x 5.31 x 0.24 in)
Weight 331 g / 341 g (11.68 oz / 12.03 oz) 487 g (17.18 oz) 299 g (Wi-Fi) / 304 (10.55 oz (Wi-Fi) / 10.72 )
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE- all models - 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 , EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - S Pen Stylus - Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 7.0.2 Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) iOS 9
Processor Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Apple A8
GPU PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) - -
RAM N/A 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64/128 GB storage 16 GB 16/64/128 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.9 inches 9.7 inches 7.9 inches
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.76% 71.99% 70.58%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, 1.12μm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (Photo/Panorama)
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization 720p 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, Face Detection, HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No Yes
Edge Yes No 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 No HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.1, A2DP v4.0, A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB v2.0 v2.0, reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (3G/LTE model only)
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64/128 GB storage 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not 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 (23.8 Wh) Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery
Capacity - 6000 mAh 5124 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 15 h (Wi-Fi)
Up to 14 h (Video Playback
Up to 178 h (Audio Playback)
Up to 10 h (multimedia)