Phone Comparison - Samsung I9500 Galaxy S4 vs Apple iPad mini 2 Retina Display vs Samsung Galaxy Tab E 9.6

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Samsung
Announced March 2013 October 2013 June 2015
Status Available - April 2013 Available - November 2013 Available - June 2015
Price - - Rs. 15,500 ($147.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White Frost, Black Mist Space Gray, Silver White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm
(5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)
200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.3 in)
241.9 x 149.5 x 8.5 mm
(9.52 x 5.89 x 0.33 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 331 g / 341 g (11.68 oz / 12.03 oz) 490 g (17.28 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE (Dependent on Country) LTE- all models -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) iOS 7.0.2 Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5410 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 Quad-core 1.3 GHz
GPU PowerVR SGX 544MP3 PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) -
RAM 2 GB N/A 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32/64/128 GB storage 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 7.9 inches 9.6 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (157 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.15% 71.76% 74.11%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash No No
Features Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec. Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP,1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps Yes
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host Yes, v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16/32/64/128 GB storage 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB No microSD, up to 128 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 supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery (23.8 Wh) Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2600 mAh - 5000 mAh
Stand by Up to 350 h - -
Talk Time Up to 17 h Up to 10 h (multimedia) -