Phone Comparison - Micromax Canvas XL2 A109 vs Micromax Canvas Spark Q380 vs Apple iPad Mini 4

general General Info

Manufacturer Micromax Micromax Apple
Announced August 2014 April 2015 September 2015
Status Available - August 2014 Available - April 2015 Available - September 2015
Price - Rs. 4,999 ($73.51) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 28,799 ($423.51) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Black Black, White Space Gray, Silver, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 8.5 mm thickness
(0.33 in thickness)
203.2 x 134.8 x 6.1 mm
(8 x 5.31 x 0.24 in)
Weight - 134 g (4.73 oz) 299 g (Wi-Fi) / 304 (10.55 oz (Wi-Fi) / 10.72 )
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 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
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Cirrus Logic Wolfsan Stereo DAC (WM8918) - Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) iOS 9
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Mediatek MT6589M Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Apple A8
GPU PowerVR SGX544 Mali-400MP2 -
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB (795 MB for apps, 1.43 GB for mass storage) 8 GB (4.5 GB for apps and mass storage) 16/64/128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16.7M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 4.7 inches 7.9 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (200 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (234 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - - 70.58%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM Radio with Recording FM Radio with Recording No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, OV Sensor 8858, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, 1.12μm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (Photo/Panorama)
Video Yes, 1080p Yes, 720p 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, Face Detection, HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go v2.0, reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (3G/LTE model only)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB (795 MB for apps, 1.43 GB for mass storage), 512 MB RAM 8 GB (4.5 GB for apps and mass storage), 1 GB RAM 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB No
USB OTG Supported Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor 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 Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery
Capacity 2500 mAh 2000 mAh 5124 mAh
Stand by Up to 255 h Up to 335 h -
Talk Time Up to 8 h 30 min Up to 9 h Up to 10 h (multimedia)