Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 vs Apple iPad mini 3 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 2015

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Samsung
Announced June 2013 October 2014 Expected Announcement - January 2015
Status Available - July 2013 Available - October 2014 Rumored - February 2015
Price - Rs. 32,687 ($480.69) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 15,600 ($229.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White Space Gray/Black, Silver/White, Gold White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 209.8 x 123.8 x 7.4 mm
(8.26 x 4.87 x 0.29 in)
200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.3 in)
210 x 124 x 8 mm
(8.27 x 4.88 x 0.31 in)
Weight 314 g (11.08 oz) 331 g / 341 g (11.68 oz / 12.03 oz) 320 g (11.29 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
N/A
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 N/A
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint sensor (Touch ID) -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) iOS 8.1 Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Exynos 4212 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
GPU Mali-400MP PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) Adreno 306
RAM 1.5 GB 1 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 16/64/128 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.0 inches 7.9 inches 8.0 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.21% 71.76% 71.02%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048 x 1536 pixels
Flash LED flash No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama) Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, Face [Similar] 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes N/A
Edge Yes Yes N/A
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 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 N/A
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, 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 Direct
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB Host v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR3 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB No microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG Supported - -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery (24.3 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 4450 mAh 6470 mAh 4450 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 11 h Up to 10 h (multimedia) -