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Apple iPad mini 2 Retina Display vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 7.0 (2016)

General Info

Manufacturer
Apple Samsung
Announced
October 2013 March 2016
Status
Available - November 2013 Coming Soon - March 2016
Price
- Rs. 11,250 ($165.44) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Space Gray, Silver Pearl White, Metallic Black
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.3 in)
186.9 x 108.8 x 8.7 mm
(7.36 x 4.28 x 0.34 in)
Weight
331 g / 341 g (11.68 oz / 12.03 oz) 283 g (9.98 oz)
2G Network
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
4G Network
LTE- all models LTE
Messaging
, Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM

Display

Type
LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
7.9 inches [Similar] 7.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
71.76% 69.63%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
iOS 7.0.2 Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Processor
Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 [Similar] Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 [Similar]
GPU
PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) [Similar] Adreno 306 [Similar]
RAM
N/A 1.5 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16/32/64/128 GB storage 8 GB
External Memory
No microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot)

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]
Flash
No No
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, f/2.2, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization 720p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] 2 MP, f/2.2 [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Yes
Edge
Yes Yes
3G
DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB
Yes, v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser
HTML (Safari) HTML5

User Memory

Internal
16/32/64/128 GB storage 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
No microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot)

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Non-removable Li-Po battery (23.8 Wh) Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
- 4000 mAh
Stand by
- -
Talk Time
Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 11 h (multimedia)
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