Samsung Galaxy Tab A & S Pen vs Apple iPad mini (2019)
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Announced | |
| July 2015 | March 2019 |
| Status | |
| Coming Soon - July 2015 | Available - March 2019 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 20,100 ($299.00) [Similarly Priced] | - |
| Colors | |
| Black, White | 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 | |
| 487 g (17.18 oz) | 300.5 g / 308.2 g (10.58.0.18 oz / 10.86.0.07 oz) |
| SIM Type | |
| - | Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM) |
| 2G Network | |
| N/A | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| N/A | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| - | LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 11(1500), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 21(1500), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) |
| Messaging | |
| , EMail, IM | |
| Build Features | |
| - S Pen Stylus | - Fingerprint Sensor Stylus support |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) | iOS 12.1.3 |
| User Interface | |
| - | iOS |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.2 GHz [Similar] | Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest), Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| - | Apple GPU (4-core graphics) [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16 GB | 64/256 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | No |
Camera
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| - | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| No | Yes |
| Edge | |
| No | Yes |
| 3G | |
| No | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.1, A2DP | 5.0, 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 | 2.0, proprietary reversible connector |
| GPS | |
| Yes, GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only) |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | Yes |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 16 GB, 2 GB RAM | 64/256 GB, 2 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | No |
| USB OTG | |
| - | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| Barometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (19.1 Wh) |
| Capacity | |
| 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) |