Samsung Galaxy Tab A & S Pen vs Apple iPad mini 3
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Announced | |
| July 2015 | October 2014 |
| Status | |
| Coming Soon - July 2015 | Available - October 2014 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 20,100 ($299.00) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 32,687 ($480.69) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Black, White | Space Gray/Black, Silver/White, Gold |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
242.5 x 166.8 x 7.5 mm (9.55 x 6.57 x 0.3 in) |
200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm (7.87 x 5.3 x 0.3 in) |
| Weight | |
| 487 g (17.18 oz) | 331 g / 341 g (11.68 oz / 12.03 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| N/A | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
| 3G Network | |
| N/A | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| - | LTE |
| Messaging | |
| , EMail, IM | , Push Mail, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| - S Pen Stylus | - Fingerprint sensor (Touch ID) |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) | iOS 8.1 |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.2 GHz [Similar] | Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| - | PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 1 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16 GB | 16/64/128 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | No |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels [Similar] | 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| No | No |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama) |
| Video | |
| 720p | 1080p@30fps |
| Front Camera | |
| 2 MP [Similar] | 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, Face [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| - | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| No | Yes |
| Edge | |
| No | Yes |
| 3G | |
| No | DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.1, A2DP | 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, dual-band |
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0 | v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 (Safari) |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 16 GB, 2 GB RAM | 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR3 |
| 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 (24.3 Wh) |
| Capacity | |
| 6000 mAh | 6470 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) |