Phone Comparison - Apple iPad mini 2 Retina Display vs HTC Desire 816G Dual SIM vs Samsung Galaxy E7

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple HTC Samsung
Announced October 2013 May 2014 January 2015
Status Available - November 2013 Available - May 2014 Available - Feburary 2015
Price - Rs. 10,990 ($161.62) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 17,400 ($255.88) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Space Gray, Silver Black, White Black, White, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.3 in)
156.6 x78.74 x 7.99 mm
(6.17 x3.1 x 0.31 in)
151.4 x 77.2 x 7.3 mm
(5.96 x 3.04 x 0.29 in)
Weight 331 g / 341 g (11.68 oz / 12.03 oz) 158 g (5.57 oz) 141 g (4.97 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE- all models - -
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Dual Frontal Stereo Speakers -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 7.0.2 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
GPU PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) Mali-400MP2 Adreno 306
RAM N/A 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64/128 GB storage 8 GB 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super LCD2 capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.9 inches 5.5 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.76% - 71.36%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, BSI Sensor, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] 5 MP, BSI Sensor, 1080p [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP, apt-X v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Yes
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64/128 GB storage 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor 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 Non-removable Li-Po battery (23.8 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity - 2600 mAh 2950 mAh
Stand by - Up to 460 h (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 10 h (3G) Up to 19 h (3G)