Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) vs Apple iPad 4 Wi-Fi + Cellular vs Xiaomi Mi Pad 7.9

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Xiaomi
Announced February 2012 October 2012 March 2014
Status Available - April 2012 Available - November 2012 Available - June 2014
Colors Black, White Black, White Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink, White, Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 193.7 x 122.4 x 10.5 mm
(7.63 x 4.82 x 0.41 in)
241.2 x 185.7 x 9.4 mm
(9.5 x 7.31 x 0.37 in)
202 x 135.4 x 8.5 mm
(7.95 x 5.33 x 0.33 in)
Weight 344 g (12.13 oz) 662 g (23.35 oz) 360 g (12.7 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1459/ A1460
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - A1460
No
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A1459/ A1460 No
4G Network - LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 - A1459 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) iOS 6 Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, TI OMAP 4430 Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A6X Quad-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra K1
GPU PowerVR SGX540 PowerVR SGX543MP4 (quad-core graphics) ULP GeForce Kepler (192 cores)
RAM 1 GB N/A 2 GB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 16/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type PLS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 9.7 inches 7.9 inches
Resolution 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 57.85% 65.01% 70.69%
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 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Geo-tagging, Smile Detection Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection -
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization 1080p
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes No
Edge Yes Yes No
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps No
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot (carrier dependant) Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0, USB Host support Yes, v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS No
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 1GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage 16/64 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB No microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG Supported - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor 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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Po Battery
Capacity 4000 mAh 11,560 mAh (42.5 Wh) 6700 mAh
Stand by Up to 1190 h (2G)
Up to 1080 h (3G)
Up to 720 h -
Talk Time Up to 40 h (2G)
Up to 20 h (3G)
Up to 9 h Up to 11 h (multimedia)