Phone Comparison - Apple iPad Mini 4 vs Apple iPhone 7 Plus vs Apple iPad 9.7

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Apple
Announced September 2015 September 2016 March 2017
Status Available - September 2015 Available - September 2016 Available - March 2017
Price Rs. 28,799 ($423.51) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 72,000 ($999.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 28,900 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold Silver, Gold, Space Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 203.2 x 134.8 x 6.1 mm
(8 x 5.31 x 0.24 in)
158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm
(6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 in)
240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.3 in)
Weight 299 g (Wi-Fi) / 304 (10.55 oz (Wi-Fi) / 10.72 ) 188 g (6.63 oz) 469 g / 478 g (16.54 oz / 16.86 oz)
SIM Type - Nano SIM Nano-SIM/ Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 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), 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 LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 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)
SAR US - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.19 W/kg (head)
1.19 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.24 W/kg (head)
1.00 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2) - Fingerprint with Force Touch
- IP67 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 9 iOS 10 iOS 10.3
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Apple A8 Quad-core, Apple A10 Fusion Dual-core 1.84 GHz (Twister), Apple A9
GPU - 6 core PowerVR GT7600 (six-core graphics)
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/64/128 GB 32/128/256 GB 32/128 GB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating LED-backlit IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, 3D Touch Display, Ion-strengthened Glass, Oleophobic Coating LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.9 inches 5.5 inches 9.7 inches
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.58% 67.51% 71.58%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels Dual 12 MP 8 MP
Flash No Quad-LED (dual tone) No
Features Auto focus, 1.12μm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (Photo/Panorama) Phase Detection Autofocus, (f/1.8, 28mm & f/2.8, 56mm, 2x optical zoom, OIS, Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama) Autofocus, f/2.4, 31mm, 1.12µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps,1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, Face Detection, HDR [Similar] 7 MP, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama [Similar] 1.2 MP, f/2.2, 31mm, 720p@30fps, face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.2, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB v2.0, reversible connector v2.0, reversible connector v2.0, reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (3G/LTE model only) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only)
Browser HTML5 (Safari) HTML5 (Safari) HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM 32/128/256 GB, 2 GB RAM 32/128 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No No
USB OTG - - Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint 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
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (32.4 Wh)
Capacity 5124 mAh 2700 mAh 8610 mAh
Stand by - Up to 384 h -
Talk Time Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 21 h Up to 10 h (multimedia)