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Apple iPad mini 2 Retina Display vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4

General Info

Manufacturer
Apple Samsung
Announced
October 2013 June 2014
Status
Available - November 2013 Available - July 2014
Colors
Space Gray, Silver White, Black
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.3 in)
212.8 x 125.6 x 6.6 mm
(8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 in)
Weight
331 g / 341 g (11.68 oz / 12.03 oz) 294 g (10.37 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
No
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 No
4G Network
LTE- all models -
Messaging
, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features
- Fingerprint sensor

Display

Type
LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
7.9 inches [Similar] 8.4 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi) 1600 x 2560 pixels (359 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
71.76% 76.71%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
iOS 7.0.2 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor
Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 [Similar] Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5420 [Similar]
GPU
PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) [Similar] Mali-T628 MP6 [Similar]
RAM
N/A 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16/32/64/128 GB storage 32/64 GB
External Memory
No microSD, up to 128 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash
No LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes No
Edge
Yes No
3G
DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps No
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
HTML (Safari) HTML5

User Memory

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

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Non-removable Li-Po battery (23.8 Wh) Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
- 4900 mAh
Stand by
- -
Talk Time
Up to 10 h (multimedia) -
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