Phone Comparison - Apple iPad mini Wi-Fi + Cellular vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A & S Pen

Apple iPad mini Wi-Fi + Cellular
apple ipad mini wi-fi + cellular
Samsung Galaxy Tab A & S Pen
samsung galaxy tab a & s pen
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung
Announced October 2012 July 2015
Status Available - November 2012 Coming Soon - July 2015
Price - Rs. 20,100 ($299.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black/Slate, White/Silver Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 200 x 134.7 x 7.2 mm (7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 in)
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.28 in (0.31 x 0.21 x 0.01 in))
242.5 x 166.8 x 7.5 mm
(9.55 x 6.57 x 0.3 in)
Weight 312 g (11.01 oz) 487 g (17.18 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1454/ A1455
CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - A1455
N/A
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A1454/ A1455 N/A
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 - A1454 -
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM
Build Features - - S Pen Stylus

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 6 Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5 [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 [Similar] -
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.9 inches [Similar] 9.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 768 x 1024 pixels (162 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.76% 71.99%
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 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization 720p
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No
Edge Yes No
3G DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps No
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.1, A2DP
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
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not 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 Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 16.3 Wh 6000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 15 h (Wi-Fi)
Up to 14 h (Video Playback
Up to 178 h (Audio Playback)