Phone Comparison - Lenovo S920 vs Apple iPad mini 2 Retina Display vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 LTE

general General Info

Manufacturer Lenovo Apple Samsung
Announced March 2013 October 2013 June 2014
Status Available - May 2013 Available - November 2013 Available - July 2014
Colors White, Blue Space Gray, Silver White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Dazzling White, Titanium Bronze
Dimension 154 x 77.7 x 7.9 mm
(6.06 x 3.06 x 0.31 in)
200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.3 in)
212.8 x 125.6 x 6.6 mm
(8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 in)
Weight 159 g (5.61 oz) 331 g / 341 g (11.68 oz / 12.03 oz) 298 g (10.51 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE- all models LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600
LTE 850 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) iOS 7.0.2 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK 6589 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800
GPU PowerVR SGX544 PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) Adreno 330
RAM 1 GB N/A 3 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 16/32/64/128 GB storage 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.3 inches 7.9 inches 8.4 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (277 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi) 1600 x 2560 pixels (359 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.76% 71.76% 76.71%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA; LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/32/64/128 GB storage 16/32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 128 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor 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 Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery (23.8 Wh) Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2250 mAh - 4900 mAh
Stand by Up to 480 h (2G)
Up to 480 h (3G)
- -
Talk Time Up to 25 h (2G)
Up to 12 h (3G)
Up to 10 h (multimedia) -