Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 P5100 vs Apple iPad mini 2 Retina Display

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 P5100
samsung galaxy tab 2 10.1 p5100
Apple iPad mini 2 Retina Display
apple ipad mini 2 retina display
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple
Announced February 2012 October 2013
Status Released - May 2012 Available - November 2013
Colors Black Space Gray, Silver
Form Factor 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)
Weight 588 g (20.74 oz) 331 g / 341 g (11.68 oz / 12.03 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE- all models
Messaging , EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

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

display Display

Type PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 10.1 inches [Similar] 7.9 inches [Similar]
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (149 ppi) [Similar] 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.15% 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 LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p 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 Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes
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
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
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
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

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

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not 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-Po Non-removable Li-Po battery (23.8 Wh)
Capacity 7000 mAh -
Stand by Up to 200 h -
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 10 h (multimedia)