Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 LTE vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 vs Apple iPad Mini 4

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Apple
Announced June 2014 March 2015 September 2015
Status Available - July 2014 Available - May 2015 Available - September 2015
Price - Rs. 12,270 ($179.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 28,799 ($423.51) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Black Black/Silver Space Gray, Silver, Gold
Form Factor Dazzling White, Titanium Bronze Candybar Candybar
Dimension 212.8 x 125.6 x 6.6 mm
(8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 in)
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)
Weight 298 g (10.51 oz) 450 g (Wi-Fi) / 453 g (LTE) (15.87 oz (Wi-Fi) / 15.98 oz (LTE)) 299 g (Wi-Fi) / 304 (10.55 oz (Wi-Fi) / 10.72 )
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600
LTE 850 / 2100
LTE 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
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features Fingerprint Sensor - - Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) iOS 9
Processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Apple A8
GPU Adreno 330 - -
RAM 3 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE) 16/64/128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.4 inches 9.7 inches 7.9 inches
Resolution 1600 x 2560 pixels (359 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 76.71% 71.99% 70.58%
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 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, 1.12μm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (Photo/Panorama)
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, 2.1 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, Face Detection, HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA; LTE HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0 v4.0, A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot 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
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 v2.0, reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (3G/LTE model only)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE), 2 GB RAM 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery
Capacity 4900 mAh 6000 mAh 5124 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - Up to 10 h (multimedia)