Phone Comparison - Apple iPad mini 2 Retina Display vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 LTE vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Samsung
Announced October 2013 April 2014 June 2014
Status Available - November 2013 Available - June 2014 Available - July 2014
Colors Space Gray, Silver White, Black White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.3 in)
243.4 x 176.4 x 7.95 mm
(9.58 x 6.94 x 0.31 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) 487 g (17.18 oz) 294 g (10.37 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 No
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 No
4G Network LTE- all models LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 -
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 7.0.2 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5420
GPU PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) - Mali-T628 MP6
RAM N/A 1.5 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64/128 GB storage 16 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.9 inches 10.1 inches 8.4 inches
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi) 1280 x 800 pixels (149 ppi) 1600 x 2560 pixels (359 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.76% 69.31% 76.71%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048 x 1536 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes No
Edge Yes 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 HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL No
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP 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, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot 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 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64/128 GB storage 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po battery (23.8 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity - 6800 mAh 4900 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h (multimedia) - -