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

Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
samsung galaxy tab s 8.4
Apple iPad mini 2 Retina Display
apple ipad mini 2 retina display
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general 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 -

hardware 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

display 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 yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera 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]

connectivity 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)

memory User Memory

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

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery 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)