Phone Comparison - Apple iPad mini Wi-Fi vs Apple iPad Air 2 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab E 9.6

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Samsung
Announced October 2012 October 2014 June 2015
Status Available - November 2012 Available - October 2014 Available - June 2015
Price - Rs. 30,150 ($443.38) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 15,500 ($147.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black/Slate, White/Silver Space Gray, Silver, Gold White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 200 x 134.7 x 7.2 mm
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.28 in)
240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 in)
241.9 x 149.5 x 8.5 mm
(9.52 x 5.89 x 0.33 in)
Weight 308 g (10.86 oz) 437 g / 444 g (15.41 oz / 15.66 oz) 490 g (17.28 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE -
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint sensor (Touch ID) -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 6 iOS 8.1 Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A8X Quad-core 1.3 GHz
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) -
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16/64/128 GB 8 GB
External Memory No No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.9 inches 9.7 inches 9.6 inches
Resolution 768 x 1024 pixels (162 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (157 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.76% 71.58% 74.11%
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, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, 1.12µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama) Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection [Similar] 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, Face [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes Yes
Edge No Yes Yes
3G No DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 150 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps Yes
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR3 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 128 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint not 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 Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Po Battery (32.4 Wh) Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 16.3 Wh 8600 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 10 h (multimedia) -