Phone Comparison - Apple iPad mini Wi-Fi vs Asus Transformer Pad TF300T vs Apple iPad mini 2 Retina Display

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Asus Apple
Announced October 2012 February 2012 October 2013
Status Available - November 2012 Available - April 2012 Available - November 2013
Colors Black/Slate, White/Silver Royal Blue, Iceberg White, Torch Red Space Gray, Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 200 x 134.7 x 7.2 mm
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.28 in)
263 x 180.8 x 9.9 mm
(10.35 x 7.12 x 0.39 in)
200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.3 in)
Weight 308 g (10.86 oz) 635 g (22.4 oz) 331 g / 341 g (11.68 oz / 12.03 oz)
2G Network N/A N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network N/A N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE- all models
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 6 Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) iOS 7.0.2
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 T30L Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 ULP GeForce PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics)
RAM 512 MB 1 GB N/A
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32 GB storage 16/32/64/128 GB storage
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.9 inches 10.1 inches 7.9 inches
Resolution 768 x 1024 pixels (162 ppi) 1280 x 800 pixels (149 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.76% 62.58% 71.76%
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, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No No Yes
Edge No No Yes
3G No No DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS No Yes Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML, Adobe Flash HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

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

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not 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 (22 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po battery (23.8 Wh)
Capacity 16.3 Wh - -
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 10 h Up to 10 h (multimedia)