Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) vs Apple iPad mini Wi-Fi + Cellular

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0)
samsung galaxy tab 2 (7.0)
Apple iPad mini Wi-Fi + Cellular
apple ipad mini wi-fi + cellular
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple
Announced February 2012 October 2012
Status Available - April 2012 Available - November 2012
Colors Black, White Black/Slate, White/Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 193.7 x 122.4 x 10.5 mm
(7.63 x 4.82 x 0.41 in)
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))
Weight 344 g (12.13 oz) 312 g (11.01 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1454/ A1455
CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - A1455
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A1454/ A1455
4G Network - LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 - A1454
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) iOS 6
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, TI OMAP 4430 [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX540 [Similar] PowerVR SGX543MP2 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No

display Display

Type PLS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches [Similar] 7.9 inches [Similar]
Resolution 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (162 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 57.85% 71.76%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features Geo-tagging, Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
USB Yes, v2.0, USB Host support Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 1GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB No
USB OTG Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 4000 mAh 16.3 Wh
Stand by Up to 1190 h (2G)
Up to 1080 h (3G)
-
Talk Time Up to 40 h (2G)
Up to 20 h (3G)
Up to 10 h