Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 vs Apple iPad Mini 4
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Announced | |
| March 2015 | September 2015 |
| Status | |
| Available - May 2015 | Available - September 2015 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 12,270 ($179.99) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 28,799 ($423.51) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Black/Silver | Space Gray, Silver, Gold |
| Form Factor | |
| 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) |
| Weight | |
| 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 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| 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 | , Push Mail, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| - | - Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2) |
Display
| Type | |
| TFT capacitive touchscreen | LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 9.7 inches [Similar] | 7.9 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi) | 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi) |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 71.99% | 70.58% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) | iOS 9 |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.2 GHz [Similar] | Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Apple A8 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| - | - |
| RAM | |
| 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 1 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE) | 16/64/128 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | No |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels [Similar] | 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| No | No |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging | Auto focus, 1.12μm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (Photo/Panorama) |
| Video | |
| Yes | 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. |
| Front Camera | |
| 2 MP [Similar] | 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, Face Detection, HDR [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| - | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSPA, LTE | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.0 | v4.0, A2DP, EDR |
| 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 |
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0 | v2.0, reversible connector |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (3G/LTE model only) |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 (Safari) |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE), 2 GB RAM | 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | No |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | Non-removable Li-Po battery |
| Capacity | |
| 6000 mAh | 5124 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | Up to 10 h (multimedia) |