Phone Comparison - Apple iPad mini Wi-Fi vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 vs LG G Pad 8.3 LTE

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung LG
Announced October 2012 June 2013 March 2012
Status Available - November 2012 Available - July 2013 Coming Soon - March 2014
Colors Black/Slate, White/Silver White Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 200 x 134.7 x 7.2 mm
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.28 in)
209.8 x 123.8 x 7.4 mm
(8.26 x 4.87 x 0.29 in)
216.8 x 126.5 x 8.3 mm
(8.54 x 4.98 x 0.33 in)
Weight 308 g (10.86 oz) 314 g (11.08 oz) 338 g (11.92 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -
3G Network N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -
4G Network - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 6 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5 Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Exynos 4212 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait 300, Qualcomm APQ8064 Pro Snapdragon 600
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 Mali-400MP Adreno 320
RAM 512 MB 1.5 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 8/16 GB 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.9 inches 8.0 inches 8.3 inches
Resolution 768 x 1024 pixels (162 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (273 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.76% 71.21% 72.72%
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 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8/16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - Supported -

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 Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 16.3 Wh 4450 mAh 4600 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 11 h -