Phone Comparison - Apple iPad Mini 4 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 7.0 (2016)

Apple iPad Mini 4
apple ipad mini 4
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 7.0 (2016)
samsung galaxy tab a 7.0 (2016)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung
Announced September 2015 March 2016
Status Available - September 2015 Coming Soon - March 2016
Price Rs. 28,799 ($423.51) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 11,250 ($165.44) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold Pearl White, Metallic Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 203.2 x 134.8 x 6.1 mm
(8 x 5.31 x 0.24 in)
186.9 x 108.8 x 8.7 mm
(7.36 x 4.28 x 0.34 in)
Weight 299 g (Wi-Fi) / 304 (10.55 oz (Wi-Fi) / 10.72 ) 283 g (9.98 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 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 LTE
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2) -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 9 Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Apple A8 [Similar] Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 [Similar]
GPU - Adreno 306 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1.5 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/64/128 GB 8 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.9 inches [Similar] 7.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.58% 69.63%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]
Flash No No
Features Auto focus, 1.12μm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (Photo/Panorama) Auto focus, f/2.2, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. 720p@30fps
Front Camera 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, Face Detection, HDR [Similar] 2 MP, f/2.2 [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

Internal 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot)

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 5124 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 11 h (multimedia)