Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A8 vs Apple iPad Mini 4

Samsung Galaxy A8
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Apple iPad Mini 4
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple
Announced July 2015 September 2015
Status Available - August 2015 Available - September 2015
Price Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 28,799 ($423.51) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold Space Gray, Silver, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm
(6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in)
203.2 x 134.8 x 6.1 mm
(8 x 5.31 x 0.24 in)
Weight 151 g (5.33 oz) 299 g (Wi-Fi) / 304 (10.55 oz (Wi-Fi) / 10.72 )
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 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, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor - Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) iOS 9
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Apple A8 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 405 [Similar] -
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 16/64/128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches [Similar] 7.9 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) [Similar] 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 73.99% 70.58%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio FM radio with RDS; recording No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, 1.12μm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (Photo/Panorama)
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera 5 MP, 1080p [Similar] 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, Face Detection, HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.0, A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 v2.0, reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (3G/LTE model only)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) No

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery
Capacity 3050 mAh 5124 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - Up to 10 h (multimedia)