Phone Comparison - Apple iPad mini Wi-Fi vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 vs Samsung Galaxy Mega 2

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Samsung
Announced October 2012 April 2014 August 2014
Status Available - November 2012 Coming Soon - Q2 2014 Available - August 2014
Colors Black/Slate, White/Silver White, Black 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)
186.9 x 107.9 x 9 mm
(7.36 x 4.25 x 0.35 in)
163.6 x 84.9 x 8.6 mm
(6.44 x 3.34 x 0.34 in)
Weight 308 g (10.86 oz) 276 g (9.74 oz) 194 g (6.84 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - 3G & LTE GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - 3G & LTE HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - LTE LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 6 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.3 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 410
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 - Adreno 306
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 8/16 GB storage 8 GB
External Memory No micro SD, up to 32GB - 3G / WiFi
micro SD, up to 64GB - LT
microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.9 inches 7.0 inches 6.0 inches
Resolution 768 x 1024 pixels (162 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.76% 70.21% 71.32%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048 x 1536 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash No No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes Yes
Edge No Yes Yes
3G No HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA 42 Mbps, HSUPA; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP 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 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 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8/16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No micro SD, up to 32GB - 3G / WiFi
micro SD, up to 64GB - LT
microSD, up to 64 GB

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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 16.3 Wh 4450 mAh 2800 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h - -