Apple iPad Mini 4 vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016)
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| September 2015 | December 2015 |
| Status | |
| Available - September 2015 | Coming Soon - December 2015 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 28,799 ($423.51) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 17,300 ($254.41) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Space Gray, Silver, Gold | Various |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
203.2 x 134.8 x 6.1 mm (8 x 5.31 x 0.24 in) |
134.5 x 65.2 x 7.3 mm (5.3 x 2.57 x 0.29 in) |
| Weight | |
| 299 g (Wi-Fi) / 304 (10.55 oz (Wi-Fi) / 10.72 ) | 132 g (4.66 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 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), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) |
| Messaging | |
| , Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| - Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2) | - |
Display
| Type | |
| LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 7.9 inches [Similar] | 4.7 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi) | 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) [Similar] |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 70.58% | 69.65% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| iOS 9 | Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) |
| Processor | |
| Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Apple A8 [Similar] | Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| - | Adreno 306 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 1 GB [Browse Similar] | 1.5 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16/64/128 GB | 16 GB |
| External Memory | |
| No | microSD, up to 128 GB |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] | 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| No | LED flash |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, 1.12μm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (Photo/Panorama) | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama |
| Video | |
| 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. | 1080p@30fps |
| Front Camera | |
| 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, Face Detection, HDR [Similar] | 5 MP [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | FM radio |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| 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 Cat4 150/50 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.0, A2DP, EDR | v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| USB | |
| v2.0, reversible connector | microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (3G/LTE model only) | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 (Safari) | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM | 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | microSD, up to 128 GB |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Po battery | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 5124 mAh | 2300 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 10 h (multimedia) | - |