Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 P5100 vs Sony Xperia V vs Apple iPad mini Wi-Fi + Cellular

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony Apple
Announced February 2012 August 2012 October 2012
Status Released - May 2012 Released - December 2012 Available - November 2012
Colors Black Black, White, Pink Black/Slate, White/Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 256.6 x 175.3 x 9.7 mm
(10.1 x 6.9 x 0.38 in)
129 x 65 x 10.7 mm
(5.08 x 2.56 x 0.42 in)
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))
Weight 588 g (20.74 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz) 312 g (11.01 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1454/ A1455
CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - A1455
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A1454/ A1455
4G Network - LTE 800 / 2600 LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 - A1454
Messaging , EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.1 iOS 6
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960 Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5
GPU PowerVR SGX540 Adreno 225 PowerVR SGX543MP2
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 512 MB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 8 GB 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 10.1 inches 4.3 inches 7.9 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (149 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (162 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.15% 60.63% 71.76%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [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 Yes Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 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 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 1GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB No

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 7000 mAh 1750 mAh 16.3 Wh
Stand by Up to 200 h Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 7 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 10 h