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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 vs Apple iPad mini 2 Retina Display

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung Apple
Announced
June 2014 October 2013
Status
Available - July 2014 Available - November 2013
Colors
White, Black Space Gray, Silver
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
212.8 x 125.6 x 6.6 mm
(8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 in)
200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.3 in)
Weight
294 g (10.37 oz) 331 g / 341 g (11.68 oz / 12.03 oz)
2G Network
No GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network
No HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
- LTE- all models
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features
Fingerprint sensor -

Display

Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
8.4 inches [Similar] 7.9 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1600 x 2560 pixels (359 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
76.71% 71.76%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) iOS 7.0.2
Processor
Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5420 [Similar] Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 [Similar]
GPU
Mali-T628 MP6 [Similar] PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) [Similar]
RAM
3 GB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory
32/64 GB 16/32/64/128 GB storage
External Memory
microSD, up to 128 GB No

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash No
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera
Yes, 2.1 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
No 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
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
HTML5 HTML (Safari)

User Memory

Internal
32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 16/32/64/128 GB storage
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 128 GB No

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery (23.8 Wh)
Capacity
4900 mAh -
Stand by
- -
Talk Time
- Up to 10 h (multimedia)
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