Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet LTE vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A & S Pen vs Apple iPad Mini 4

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung Apple
Announced March 2015 July 2015 September 2015
Status Available - June 2015 Coming Soon - July 2015 Available - September 2015
Price Rs. 42,870 ($629.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 20,100 ($299.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 28,799 ($423.51) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Black, White Space Gray, Silver, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 254 x 167 x 6.1 mm
(10 x 6.57 x 0.24 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 392 g; 396 g (13.83 oz; 13.97 oz) 487 g (17.18 oz) 299 g (Wi-Fi) / 304 (10.55 oz (Wi-Fi) / 10.72 )
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Cellular version only
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM , EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP68 Certified - Dust and Water Proof up to 1.5 Meter and 30 Minutes - S Pen Stylus - Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0.x (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) iOS 9
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Apple A8
GPU Adreno 430 - -
RAM 3 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 16 GB 16/64/128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB No

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 10.1 inches 9.7 inches 7.9 inches
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels (299 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.68% 71.99% 70.58%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8.1 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, 1.12μm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (Photo/Panorama)
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR 720p 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera 5.1 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, Face Detection, HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps No Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps No Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps No HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP v4.1, A2DP v4.0, A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, 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 microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3.0 TV-out) microUSB v2.0 v2.0, reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (3G/LTE model only)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not 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 Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery
Capacity 6000 mAh 6000 mAh 5124 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - Up to 15 h (Wi-Fi)
Up to 14 h (Video Playback
Up to 178 h (Audio Playback)
Up to 10 h (multimedia)