Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 P5100 vs Apple iPad mini Wi-Fi + Cellular

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Apple
Announced February 2012 February 2012 October 2012
Status Available - April 2012 Released - May 2012 Available - November 2012
Colors Black, White Black Black/Slate, White/Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 193.7 x 122.4 x 10.5 mm
(7.63 x 4.82 x 0.41 in)
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))
Weight 344 g (12.13 oz) 588 g (20.74 oz) 312 g (11.01 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1454/ A1455
CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - A1455
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A1454/ A1455
4G Network - - LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 - A1454
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

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

display Display

Type PLS LCD capacitive touchscreen PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 10.1 inches 7.9 inches
Resolution 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (149 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (162 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 57.85% 66.15% 71.76%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

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

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps 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
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with 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, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
USB Yes, v2.0, USB Host support Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 1GB RAM 16/32 GB storage, 1GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32GB No
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 Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 4000 mAh 7000 mAh 16.3 Wh
Stand by Up to 1190 h (2G)
Up to 1080 h (3G)
Up to 200 h -
Talk Time Up to 40 h (2G)
Up to 20 h (3G)
Up to 10 h Up to 10 h