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Samsung Galaxy Note 3 vs Apple iPad mini 2 Retina Display

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung Apple
Announced
September 2013 October 2013
Status
Available - September 2013 Available - November 2013
Colors
Black, White, Pink Space Gray, Silver
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm
(5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 in)
200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.3 in)
Weight
168 g (5.93 oz) 331 g / 341 g (11.68 oz / 12.03 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE LTE- all models
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features
S Pen stylus -

Display

Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
5.7 inches [Similar] 7.9 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) [Similar] 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
74.98% 71.76%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) iOS 7.0.2
Processor
Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 (LTE model) / Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 [Similar] Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 330 (LTE model) [Similar] PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) [Similar]
RAM
3 GB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory
32/64 GB storage 16/32/64/128 GB storage
External Memory
microSD, up to 64 GB No

Camera

Rear Camera
13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash No
Features
Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video
Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps (LTE model) Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera
Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
Stereo FM radio with RDS No
Games
Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Yes
Edge
Yes Yes
3G
HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 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
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
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
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB Host Yes, v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
HTML5 HTML (Safari)

User Memory

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

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery (23.8 Wh)
Capacity
3200 mAh -
Stand by
Up to 420 h (3G) -
Talk Time
Up to 21 h (3G) Up to 10 h (multimedia)
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