Phone Comparison - Apple iPad mini Wi-Fi + Cellular vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4

Apple iPad mini Wi-Fi + Cellular
apple ipad mini wi-fi + cellular
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
samsung galaxy tab s 8.4
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung
Announced October 2012 June 2014
Status Available - November 2012 Available - July 2014
Colors Black/Slate, White/Silver White, Black
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))
212.8 x 125.6 x 6.6 mm
(8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 in)
Weight 312 g (11.01 oz) 294 g (10.37 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1454/ A1455
CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - A1455
No
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A1454/ A1455 No
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 - A1454 -
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 6 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5 [Similar] Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5420 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 [Similar] Mali-T628 MP6 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 32/64 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.9 inches [Similar] 8.4 inches [Similar]
Resolution 768 x 1024 pixels (162 ppi) 1600 x 2560 pixels (359 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.76% 76.71%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] Yes, 2.1 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 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
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
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 16.3 Wh 4900 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h -