Phone Comparison - Apple iPad mini Wi-Fi vs Apple iPhone 5S vs Apple iPad Air 2

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Apple
Announced October 2012 September 2013 October 2014
Status Available - November 2012 Available - September 2013 Available - October 2014
Price - - Rs. 30,150 ($443.38) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black/Slate, White/Silver Black/Slate, White/Silver Space Gray, Silver, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 200 x 134.7 x 7.2 mm
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.28 in)
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 in)
Weight 308 g (10.86 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz) 437 g / 444 g (15.41 oz / 15.66 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 LTE
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint sensor (Touch ID)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 6 iOS 7.0.1 iOS 8.1
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone, Apple A7 with M7 Motion Coprocessor Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A8X
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 PowerVR G6430 PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics)
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 16/64/128 GB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.9 inches 4.0 inches 9.7 inches
Resolution 768 x 1024 pixels (162 ppi) 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.76% 60.84% 71.58%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No dual-LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, 1.5 µm pixel size, Simultaneous HD video and image recording, touch focus, geo-tagging, face detection, panorama, HDR Auto focus, 1.12µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120 fps, video stabilization 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, Face [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, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 150 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with 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, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, Lightning Port v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML (Safari) HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR3
Expandable Storage No No No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor 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-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery (32.4 Wh)
Capacity 16.3 Wh 1440 mAh 8600 mAh
Stand by - Up to 250 h -
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 10 h Up to 10 h (multimedia)