Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab E 9.6 vs Apple iPad Mini 4 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab E 8.0

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Samsung
Announced June 2015 September 2015 January 2016
Status Available - June 2015 Available - September 2015 Available - January 2016
Price Rs. 15,500 ($147.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 28,799 ($423.51) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 15,500 ($227.94) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White Space Gray, Silver, Gold Pearl White, Metallic Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 241.9 x 149.5 x 8.5 mm
(9.52 x 5.89 x 0.33 in)
203.2 x 134.8 x 6.1 mm
(8 x 5.31 x 0.24 in)
212.1 x 126.1 x 8.9 mm
(8.35 x 4.96 x 0.35 in)
Weight 490 g (17.28 oz) 299 g (Wi-Fi) / 304 (10.55 oz (Wi-Fi) / 10.72 ) 360 g (12.7 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
CDMA 800 / 1900 - T377P, T377R
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - T377R
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - T377
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 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 38(2600) - T377
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2) -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) iOS 9 Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Apple A8 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
GPU - - Adreno 306
RAM 1.5 GB 1 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 16/64/128 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.6 inches 7.9 inches 8.0 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (157 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 74.11% 70.58% 69.15%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - 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 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
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) Auto focus, f/2.2, Geo-tagging
Video 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. 720p@30fps
Front Camera 2 MP [Similar] 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, Face Detection, HDR [Similar] 2 MP, f/2.2 [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G Yes HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0 v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.1, A2DP
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, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 v2.0, reversible connector microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (3G/LTE model only) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB No microSD, up to 128 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint not 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
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
Capacity 5000 mAh 5124 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 13 h (3G)