Phone Comparison - Apple iPad mini 2 Retina Display vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Samsung
Announced October 2013 April 2014 March 2015
Status Available - November 2013 Coming Soon - Q2 2014 Available - May 2015
Price - - Rs. 13,630 ($199.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Space Gray, Silver White, Black Black/Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.3 in)
186.9 x 107.9 x 9 mm
(7.36 x 4.25 x 0.35 in)
208.3 x 137.9 x 7.4 mm
(8.2 x 5.43 x 0.29 in)
Weight 331 g / 341 g (11.68 oz / 12.03 oz) 276 g (9.74 oz) 313 g (11.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - 3G & LTE GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - 3G & LTE HSDPA
4G Network LTE- all models LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - LTE LTE
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 7.0.2 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) - -
RAM N/A 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64/128 GB storage 8/16 GB storage 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE)
External Memory No micro SD, up to 32GB - 3G / WiFi
micro SD, up to 64GB - LT
microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.9 inches 7.0 inches 8.0 inches
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (160 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.76% 70.21% 69.00%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio 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 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 720p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
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 HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0
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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64/128 GB storage 8/16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE), 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No micro SD, up to 32GB - 3G / WiFi
micro SD, up to 64GB - LT
microSD, up to 128 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor 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-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity - 4450 mAh 4200 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h (multimedia) - -