Phone Comparison - Apple iPad mini Wi-Fi vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0

Apple iPad mini Wi-Fi
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Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung
Announced October 2012 March 2015
Status Available - November 2012 Available - May 2015
Price - Rs. 13,630 ($199.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black/Slate, White/Silver Black/Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 200 x 134.7 x 7.2 mm
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.28 in)
208.3 x 137.9 x 7.4 mm
(8.2 x 5.43 x 0.29 in)
Weight 308 g (10.86 oz) 313 g (11.04 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network N/A HSDPA
4G Network - LTE
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 6 Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5 [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 [Similar] -
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE)
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.9 inches [Similar] 8.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 768 x 1024 pixels (162 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (160 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.76% 69.00%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes
Edge No Yes
3G No HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.0
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
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE), 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 16.3 Wh 4200 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h -