Phone Comparison - Apple iPad mini Wi-Fi vs Samsung Galaxy Tab E 9.6 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016)

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Samsung
Announced October 2012 June 2015 May 2016
Status Available - November 2012 Available - June 2015 Available - May 2016
Price - Rs. 15,500 ($147.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black/Slate, White/Silver White Pearl White, Metallic Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 200 x 134.7 x 7.2 mm
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.28 in)
241.9 x 149.5 x 8.5 mm
(9.52 x 5.89 x 0.33 in)
254.2 x 155.3 x 8.2 mm
(10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 in)
Weight 308 g (10.86 oz) 490 g (17.28 oz) 525 g (18.52 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network N/A HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 38(2600), 40(2300)
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM , EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 6 Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7870
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 - Mali-T830 MP2
RAM 512 MB 1.5 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 8 GB 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen PLS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.9 inches 9.6 inches 10.1 inches
Resolution 768 x 1024 pixels (162 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (157 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (224 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.76% 74.11% 75.04%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio 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
Flash No No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 2 MP, f/2.2, 1080p video [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes Yes
Edge No Yes Yes
3G No Yes HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.0 v4.2, A2DP, 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, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot)

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-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 16.3 Wh 5000 mAh 7300 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h - -