Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 P5100 vs Apple iPad mini Wi-Fi + Cellular vs Sony Xperia Tablet S 3G

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Sony
Announced February 2012 October 2012 August 2012
Status Released - May 2012 Available - November 2012 Available - October 2012
Colors Black Black/Slate, White/Silver Black/Silver
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 7.2 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))
239.8 x 174.4 x 8.8 mm
(9.44 x 6.87 x 0.35 in)
Weight 588 g (20.74 oz) 312 g (11.01 oz) 585 g (20.64 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1454/ A1455
CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - A1455
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A1454/ A1455 HSDPA
4G Network - LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 - A1454 -
Messaging , EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) iOS 6 Android OS, v4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3
GPU PowerVR SGX540 PowerVR SGX543MP2 ULP GeForce
RAM 1 GB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB No SD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 10.1 inches 7.9 inches 9.4 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (149 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (162 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (161 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.15% 71.76% 60.94%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No 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 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] Yes, 1 MP, 720p video [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 12 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 HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with 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, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML (Safari) HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 1GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB No SD, up to 32 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 Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 7000 mAh 16.3 Wh 6000 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 10 h Up to 12 h (multimedia)