Phone Comparison - Apple iPad mini Wi-Fi vs LG G PAD 8.3 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple LG Samsung
Announced October 2012 September 2013 April 2014
Status Available - November 2012 Available - October 2013 Coming Soon - Q2 2014
Colors Black/Slate, White/Silver Black, White White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 200 x 134.7 x 7.2 mm
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.28 in)
216.8 x 126.5 x 8.3 mm
(8.54 x 4.98 x 0.33 in)
186.9 x 107.9 x 9 mm
(7.36 x 4.25 x 0.35 in)
Weight 308 g (10.86 oz) 338 g (11.92 oz) 276 g (9.74 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - 3G & LTE
3G Network N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - 3G & LTE
4G Network - - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - LTE
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 6 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5 Quad-core 1.7 GHz Krait 300, Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon 600 Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 Adreno 320 -
RAM 512 MB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16 GB 8/16 GB storage
External Memory No No micro SD, up to 32GB - 3G / WiFi
micro SD, up to 64GB - LT

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.9 inches 8.3 inches 7.0 inches
Resolution 768 x 1024 pixels (162 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (273 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.76% 72.72% 70.21%
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 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048 x 1536 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes Yes
Edge No Yes Yes
3G No HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band 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 (SlimPort) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8/16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No micro SD, up to 32GB - 3G / WiFi
micro SD, up to 64GB - LT

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present proximity sensor 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-Ion Battery
Capacity 16.3 Wh 4600 mAh 4450 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h - -