Phone Comparison - Apple iPad mini Wi-Fi + Cellular vs Huawei MediaPad M2 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Huawei Samsung
Announced October 2012 May 2015 July 2015
Status Available - November 2012 Available - May 2015 Coming Soon - August 2015
Price - Rs. 27,058 ($396.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 18,060 ($264.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black/Slate, White/Silver Silver, Gold White, black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 200 x 134.7 x 7.2 mm (7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 in)
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.28 in (0.31 x 0.21 x 0.01 in))
214.8 x 124 x 7.8 mm
(8.46 x 4.88 x 0.31 in)
198.6 x 134.8 x 5.6 mm
(7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 in)
Weight 312 g (11.01 oz) 330 g (11.64 oz) 265 g (Wi-Fi) / 272 g (LTE) (9.35 oz (Wi-Fi) / 9.59 oz (LTE))
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1454/ A1455
CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - A1455
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2000 - M2-803L
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A1454/ A1455 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - M2-801L, M2-803L
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - M2-802L
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - M2-802L
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2000 - M2-803L
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 - A1454 LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300) - M2-801L
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 19(800), 26(850), 28(700), 40(2300), 41(2500) - M2-802L
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(26
LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 6 Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5 Octa-core 2.0 GHz, Hisilicon Kirin 930 Quad-core 1.9GHz & quad-core 1.3 GHz
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 Mali-T628 MP4 -
RAM 512 MB 2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.9 inches 8.0 inches 8.0 inches
Resolution 768 x 1024 pixels (162 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (283 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (320 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.76% 69.68% 74.03%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Yes
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes 1440p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 2.1 MP [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; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.1, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi 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 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM - Standard edition
32 GB, 3 GB RAM - Premium
32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not 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
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 16.3 Wh 4800 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h - -