Phone Comparison - Apple iPad mini Wi-Fi vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 3G vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Samsung
Announced October 2012 April 2013 June 2013
Status Available - November 2012 Coming Soon - Q2 2013 Available - July 2013
Colors Black/Slate, White/Silver White White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 200 x 134.7 x 7.2 mm
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.28 in)
111.1 x 188.0 x 9.9 mm
(4.37 x 7.4 x 0.39 in)
209.8 x 123.8 x 7.4 mm
(8.26 x 4.87 x 0.29 in)
Weight 308 g (10.86 oz) 306 g (10.79 oz) 314 g (11.08 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network N/A HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 6 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5 Dual-core 1.2 GHz Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Exynos 4212
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 - Mali-400MP
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 8/16 GB storage 8/16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen PLS LCD capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.9 inches 7.0 inches 8.0 inches
Resolution 768 x 1024 pixels (162 ppi) 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.76% 65.67% 71.21%
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 3.0 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash No No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Geo-tagging, Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes Yes
Edge No Yes Yes
3G No HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, WiFi Channel Bonding, WiFi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB Host
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8/16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present proximity sensor 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 Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 16.3 Wh 4000 mAh 4450 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h - Up to 11 h