Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0 vs Apple iPad Mini 4 vs Xiaomi Mi Pad 3

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Xiaomi
Announced July 2015 September 2015 Expected Announcement - December 2016
Status Coming Soon - August 2015 Available - September 2015 Rumored - December 2016
Price Rs. 18,060 ($264.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 28,799 ($423.51) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors White, black Space Gray, Silver, Gold Dark grey, Champagne gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 198.6 x 134.8 x 5.6 mm
(7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 in)
203.2 x 134.8 x 6.1 mm
(8 x 5.31 x 0.24 in)
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Weight 265 g (Wi-Fi) / 272 g (LTE) (9.35 oz (Wi-Fi) / 9.59 oz (LTE)) 299 g (Wi-Fi) / 304 (10.55 oz (Wi-Fi) / 10.72 ) -
SIM Type - - No
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
N/A
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 N/A
4G Network LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 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, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor - Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2) -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop) iOS 9 Microsoft Windows 10
Processor Quad-core 1.9GHz & quad-core 1.3 GHz Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Apple A8 , Intel Core M3-7Y30
GPU - - -
RAM 3 GB 1 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 16/64/128 GB 128/256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB No No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.0 inches 7.9 inches 9.7 inches
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (320 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 74.03% 70.58% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 16 MP
Flash No No Dual-LED (dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, Yes Auto focus, 1.12μm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (Photo/Panorama) Autofocus, Yes
Video 1440p@30fps 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. 1080p
Front Camera 2.1 MP [Similar] 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, Face Detection, HDR [Similar] 8 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes No
Edge Yes Yes No
3G HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps N/A
Bluetooth v4.1, LE v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 v2.0, reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (3G/LTE model only) Yes
Browser HTML5 HTML5 (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM 128/256 GB, 8 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB No No
USB OTG - - Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not 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 Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 4000 mAh 5124 mAh 8290 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - Up to 10 h (multimedia) -