Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab A & S Pen vs Apple iPad Mini 4 vs Apple iPad 9.7

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Apple
Announced July 2015 September 2015 March 2017
Status Coming Soon - July 2015 Available - September 2015 Available - March 2017
Price Rs. 20,100 ($299.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 28,799 ($423.51) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 28,900 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Space Gray, Silver, Gold Silver, Gold, Space Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 242.5 x 166.8 x 7.5 mm
(9.55 x 6.57 x 0.3 in)
203.2 x 134.8 x 6.1 mm
(8 x 5.31 x 0.24 in)
240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.3 in)
Weight 487 g (17.18 oz) 299 g (Wi-Fi) / 304 (10.55 oz (Wi-Fi) / 10.72 ) 469 g / 478 g (16.54 oz / 16.86 oz)
SIM Type - - Nano-SIM/ Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Cellular version only LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging , EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - S Pen Stylus - Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2) - Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) iOS 9 iOS 10.3
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Apple A8 Dual-core 1.84 GHz (Twister), Apple A9
GPU - - PowerVR GT7600 (six-core graphics)
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16/64/128 GB 32/128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB No No

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive Touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.7 inches 7.9 inches 9.7 inches
Resolution 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.99% 70.58% 71.58%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP
Flash No No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, 1.12μm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (Photo/Panorama) Autofocus, f/2.4, 31mm, 1.12µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 720p 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera 2 MP [Similar] 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, Face Detection, HDR [Similar] 1.2 MP, f/2.2, 31mm, 720p@30fps, face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes Yes
Edge No Yes Yes
3G No HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 v2.0, reversible connector v2.0, reversible connector
GPS Yes, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (3G/LTE model only) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 (Safari) HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM 32/128 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB No No
USB OTG - - Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint 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
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (32.4 Wh)
Capacity 6000 mAh 5124 mAh 8610 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 15 h (Wi-Fi)
Up to 14 h (Video Playback
Up to 178 h (Audio Playback)
Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 10 h (multimedia)