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Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 vs Apple iPad Mini 4

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung Apple
Announced
March 2015 September 2015
Status
Available - May 2015 Available - September 2015
Price
Rs. 12,270 ($179.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 28,799 ($423.51) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Black/Silver Space Gray, Silver, Gold
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
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
450 g (Wi-Fi) / 453 g (LTE) (15.87 oz (Wi-Fi) / 15.98 oz (LTE)) 299 g (Wi-Fi) / 304 (10.55 oz (Wi-Fi) / 10.72 )
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network
HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE 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 , Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features
- - Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2)

Display

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

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) iOS 9
Processor
Quad-core 1.2 GHz [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Apple A8 [Similar]
GPU
- -
RAM
2 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE) 16/64/128 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 128 GB No

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash
No No
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, 1.12μm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (Photo/Panorama)
Video
Yes 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera
2 MP [Similar] 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, Face Detection, HDR [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
HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth
v4.0 v4.0, A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi
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 v2.0, reversible connector
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (3G/LTE model only)
Browser
HTML5 HTML5 (Safari)

User Memory

Internal
16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE), 2 GB RAM 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 128 GB No

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery
Capacity
6000 mAh 5124 mAh
Stand by
- -
Talk Time
- Up to 10 h (multimedia)
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