Phone Comparison - Apple iPad mini Wi-Fi + Cellular vs HTC Butterfly vs Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 I9200

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple HTC Samsung
Announced October 2012 December 2012 April 2013
Status Available - November 2012 Available - January 2013 Available - June 2013
Colors Black/Slate, White/Silver Black White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 200 x 134.7 x 7.2 mm (7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 in)
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.28 in (0.31 x 0.21 x 0.01 in))
143 x 70.5 x 9.08 mm
(5.63 x 2.78 x 0.36 in)
167.6 x 88 x 8 mm
(6.6 x 3.46 x 0.31 in)
Weight 312 g (11.01 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1454/ A1455
CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - A1455
GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A1454/ A1455 HSDPA 850/2100 MHz HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 - A1454 - LTE (available in GT-I9205)
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 6 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5 Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 Dual-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A15, Exynos 5250
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 Adreno 320 Mali-T604
RAM 512 MB 2 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16 GB 8/16 GB storage
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super LCD 3 with Corning® Gorilla® Glass 2 Super Clear LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.9 inches 5 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 768 x 1024 pixels (162 ppi) 1920 x 1080 pixels (440 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.76% 68.54% 74.26%
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 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No 5 Level LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Simultaneous HD video and image recording, Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization, Face Detection, Slow motion video capture, Continuous shooting Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, CMOS
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps HD recording, video stabilization Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p [Similar] Yes, CMOS, 1.9 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA+; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with aptX™ enabled Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot; WiMAX 802.16 e Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS 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, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

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-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 16.3 Wh 2020 mAh 3200 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 420 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h - Up to 17 h (3G)