Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 P5100 vs Apple iPad mini 2 Retina Display vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A & S Pen

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Samsung
Announced February 2012 October 2013 July 2015
Status Released - May 2012 Available - November 2013 Coming Soon - July 2015
Price - - Rs. 20,100 ($299.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Space Gray, Silver Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 256.6 x 175.3 x 9.7 mm
(10.1 x 6.9 x 0.38 in)
200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.3 in)
242.5 x 166.8 x 7.5 mm
(9.55 x 6.57 x 0.3 in)
Weight 588 g (20.74 oz) 331 g / 341 g (11.68 oz / 12.03 oz) 487 g (17.18 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
N/A
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 N/A
4G Network - LTE- all models -
Messaging , EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM
Build Features - - - S Pen Stylus

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) iOS 7.0.2 Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU PowerVR SGX540 PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) -
RAM 1 GB N/A 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 16/32/64/128 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 10.1 inches 7.9 inches 9.7 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (149 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.15% 71.76% 71.99%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization 720p
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes No
Edge Class 12 Yes No
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps No
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 1GB RAM 16/32/64/128 GB storage 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB No microSD, up to 128 GB

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-Po battery (23.8 Wh) Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 7000 mAh - 6000 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 15 h (Wi-Fi)
Up to 14 h (Video Playback
Up to 178 h (Audio Playback)