Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 N8000 vs Sony Xperia Tablet Z vs Apple iPad mini 2 Retina Display

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony Apple
Announced August 2012 Feb 2013 October 2013
Status Available - August 2012 Available - May 2013 Available - November 2013
Colors Black, White/Silver Black, White Space Gray, Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 262 x 180 x 8.9 mm
(10.31 x 7.09 x 0.35 in)
266 x 172 x 6.9 mm
(10.47 x 6.77 x 0.27 in)
200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.3 in)
Weight 600 g (21.16 oz) 495 g (17.46 oz) 331 g / 341 g (11.68 oz / 12.03 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 2100 / 800 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 1800 / 1500 / 2100 LTE- all models
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) iOS 7.0.2
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz, Exynos 4412 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7
GPU Mali-400MP Adreno 320 PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics)
RAM 2 GB 2 GB N/A
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 32 GB storage 16/32/64/128 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64GB No

display Display

Type PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 10.1 inches 10.1 inches 7.9 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (149 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (224 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.10% 64.75% 71.76%
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, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash LED flash No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, LED Flash, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Class 12 Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 14.4Mbps, HSUPA, 5.76Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support; GLONASS Yes Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 32 GB storage, 2GB RAM 16/32/64/128 GB storage
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64GB No
USB OTG Supported - -

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable, Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery (23.8 Wh)
Capacity 7000 mAh 6000 mAh -
Stand by Up to 1500 h Up to 1230 h (2G)
Up to 1270 h (3G)
-
Talk Time Up to 33 h 20 min Up to 10 h Up to 10 h (multimedia)