Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) vs Google Nexus 9 vs Apple iPad mini 3

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung HTC Apple
Announced February 2012 October 2014 October 2014
Status Available - April 2012 Available - October 2014 Available - October 2014
Price - - Rs. 32,687 ($480.69) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Indigo Black, Lunar White, Sand Space Gray/Black, Silver/White, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 193.7 x 122.4 x 10.5 mm
(7.63 x 4.82 x 0.41 in)
228.25 x 153.68 x 7.95 mm
(8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 in)
200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.3 in)
Weight 344 g (12.13 oz) 425 g / 436 g (14.99 oz / 15.38 oz) 331 g / 341 g (11.68 oz / 12.03 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Dual front-facing speakers with HTC BoomSound - Fingerprint sensor (Touch ID)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) iOS 8.1
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, TI OMAP 4430 Quad-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra K1 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7
GPU PowerVR SGX540 ULP GeForce Kepler (192 cores) PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics)
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 16/32 GB 16/64/128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No No

display Display

Type PLS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 8.9 inches 7.9 inches
Resolution 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 2048 x 1536 pixels (288 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 57.85% 69.76% 71.76%
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 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash No
Features Geo-tagging, Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, OIS Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar] 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, Face [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL 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, HS Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, 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, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
USB Yes, v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v2.0 v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 1GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR3
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB No No
USB OTG Supported - -

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery (24.3 Wh)
Capacity 4000 mAh 6700 mAh 6470 mAh
Stand by Up to 1190 h (2G)
Up to 1080 h (3G)
Up to 720 h -
Talk Time Up to 40 h (2G)
Up to 20 h (3G)
Up to 9 h 30 min Up to 10 h (multimedia)