Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini vs Apple iPad mini 2 Retina Display vs Asus Zenpad 3S 10 Z500M

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Asus
Announced May 2013 October 2013 July 2016
Status Available - July 2013 Available - November 2013 Available - August 2016
Colors White Frost, Black Mist Space Gray, Silver Silver, Grey
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 124.6 x 61.3 x 8.94 mm
(4.91 x 2.41 x 0.35 in)
200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.3 in)
240.5 x 163.7 x 7.2 mm
(9.47 x 6.44 x 0.28 in)
Weight 107 g (3.77 oz) 331 g / 341 g (11.68 oz / 12.03 oz) 430 g (15.17 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I9190
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I9192 (SIM 1 & SIM 2)
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
N/A
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 N/A
4G Network LTE - GT-I9195 LTE- all models -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) iOS 7.0.2 Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait 200, Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 Dual-core 2.1 GHz & quad-core 1.7 GHz, Mediatek MT8176
GPU Adreno 305 PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) PowerVR GX6250
RAM 1.5 GB N/A 4 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB (5 GB user available) 16/32/64/128 GB storage 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, Oleophobic coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 7.9 inches 9.7 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.82% 71.76% 73.96%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 8 MP
Flash LED flash No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes No
Edge Yes Yes No
3G HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps No
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0 v2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes; GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5 GB user available), 1.5 GB RAM 16/32/64/128 GB storage 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po battery (23.8 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po Battery (22 Wh)
Capacity 1900 mAh - 5900 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h (3G) - -
Talk Time Up to 12 h (3G) Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 10 h (multimedia)