Phone Comparison - Apple iPad mini 2 Retina Display vs Samsung Galaxy Tab E 9.6 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 7.0 (2016)

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Samsung
Announced October 2013 June 2015 March 2016
Status Available - November 2013 Available - June 2015 Coming Soon - March 2016
Price - Rs. 15,500 ($147.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 11,250 ($165.44) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Space Gray, Silver White Pearl White, Metallic Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.3 in)
241.9 x 149.5 x 8.5 mm
(9.52 x 5.89 x 0.33 in)
186.9 x 108.8 x 8.7 mm
(7.36 x 4.28 x 0.34 in)
Weight 331 g / 341 g (11.68 oz / 12.03 oz) 490 g (17.28 oz) 283 g (9.98 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE- all models - LTE
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM , EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 7.0.2 Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
GPU PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) - Adreno 306
RAM N/A 1.5 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64/128 GB storage 8 GB 8 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.9 inches 9.6 inches 7.0 inches
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (157 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.76% 74.11% 69.63%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 5 MP
Flash No No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, f/2.2, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization 720p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 2 MP, f/2.2 [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 Yes HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.0 v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64/128 GB storage 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot)

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not 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-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity - 5000 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h (multimedia) - Up to 11 h (multimedia)