Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) vs Apple iPad mini Wi-Fi + Cellular vs Acer Iconia Tab A1-810

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Acer
Announced February 2012 October 2012 May 2013
Status Available - April 2012 Available - November 2012 Available - May 2013
Colors Black, White Black/Slate, White/Silver Black
Form Factor Candybar 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))
208.7 x 145.7 x 11.1 mm
(8.22 x 5.74 x 0.44 in)
Weight 344 g (12.13 oz) 312 g (11.01 oz) 410 g (14.46 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1454/ A1455
CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - A1455
N/A
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A1454/ A1455 N/A
4G Network - LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 - A1454 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) iOS 6 Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, TI OMAP 4430 Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, MediaTek MT8125
GPU PowerVR SGX540 PowerVR SGX543MP2 -
RAM 1 GB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type PLS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 7.9 inches 7.9 inches
Resolution 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (162 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (162 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 57.85% 71.76% 63.58%
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 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Geo-tagging, Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes No
Edge Yes Yes No
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 No
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0
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 Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, v2.0, USB Host support Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

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

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor 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-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 4000 mAh 16.3 Wh 3250 mAh
Stand by Up to 1190 h (2G)
Up to 1080 h (3G)
- Up to 350 h
Talk Time Up to 40 h (2G)
Up to 20 h (3G)
Up to 10 h Up to 10 h (Multimedia)