Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 vs Apple iPad mini (2019)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Apple
Announced February 2012 March 2015 March 2019
Status Available - April 2012 Available - May 2015 Available - March 2019
Price - Rs. 12,270 ($179.99) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, White Black/Silver Space Gray, Silver, 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)
242.5 x 166.8 x 7.5 mm
(9.55 x 6.57 x 0.3 in)
203.2 x 134.8 x 6.1 mm
(8 x 5.31 x 0.24 in)
Weight 344 g (12.13 oz) 450 g (Wi-Fi) / 453 g (LTE) (15.87 oz (Wi-Fi) / 15.98 oz (LTE)) 300.5 g / 308.2 g (10.58.0.18 oz / 10.86.0.07 oz)
SIM Type - - Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 11(1500), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 21(1500), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint Sensor
Stylus support

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) iOS 12.1.3
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, TI OMAP 4430 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest), Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm)
GPU PowerVR SGX540 - Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE) 64/256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB No

display Display

Type PLS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 9.7 inches 7.9 inches
Resolution 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 57.85% 71.99% 70.58%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 8 MP
Flash No No No
Features Geo-tagging, Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging 8 MP, f/2.4, 32mm (standard), 1.12µm, AF
HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 7 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard)
HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS v4.0 5.0, 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, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0, USB Host support microUSB v2.0 2.0, proprietary reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only)
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 1GB RAM 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE), 2 GB RAM 64/256 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB No
USB OTG Supported - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (19.1 Wh)
Capacity 4000 mAh 6000 mAh 5124 mAh
Stand by Up to 1190 h (2G)
Up to 1080 h (3G)
- -
Talk Time Up to 40 h (2G)
Up to 20 h (3G)
- Up to 10 h (multimedia)