Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) vs Apple iPad mini 2 Retina Display

Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016)
samsung galaxy tab a 10.1 (2016)
Apple iPad mini 2 Retina Display
apple ipad mini 2 retina display
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple
Announced May 2016 October 2013
Status Available - May 2016 Available - November 2013
Price Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Pearl White, Metallic Black Space Gray, Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 254.2 x 155.3 x 8.2 mm
(10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 in)
200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.3 in)
Weight 525 g (18.52 oz) 331 g / 341 g (11.68 oz / 12.03 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 38(2600), 40(2300) LTE- all models
Messaging , EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) iOS 7.0.2
Processor Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7870 [Similar] Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 [Similar]
GPU Mali-T830 MP2 [Similar] PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory 16 GB 16/32/64/128 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot) No

display Display

Type PLS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 10.1 inches [Similar] 7.9 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1200 x 1920 pixels (224 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 75.04% 71.76%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP [Similar] 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera 2 MP, f/2.2, 1080p video [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
USB microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32/64/128 GB storage
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot) No

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery (23.8 Wh)
Capacity 7300 mAh -
Stand by - -
Talk Time - Up to 10 h (multimedia)