Phone Comparison - Apple iPad mini Wi-Fi vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Samsung
Announced October 2012 March 2015 July 2015
Status Available - November 2012 Available - May 2015 Coming Soon - August 2015
Price - Rs. 13,630 ($199.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 18,060 ($264.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black/Slate, White/Silver Black/Silver 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)
208.3 x 137.9 x 7.4 mm
(8.2 x 5.43 x 0.29 in)
198.6 x 134.8 x 5.6 mm
(7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 in)
Weight 308 g (10.86 oz) 313 g (11.04 oz) 265 g (Wi-Fi) / 272 g (LTE) (9.35 oz (Wi-Fi) / 9.59 oz (LTE))
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network N/A HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 6 Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.9GHz & quad-core 1.3 GHz
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 - -
RAM 512 MB 2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE) 32/64 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.9 inches 8.0 inches 8.0 inches
Resolution 768 x 1024 pixels (162 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (160 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (320 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.76% 69.00% 74.03%
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, 2592 х 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Yes
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes 1440p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 2.1 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes Yes
Edge No Yes Yes
3G No HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.0 v4.1, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE), 2 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 16.3 Wh 4200 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h - -