Phone Comparison - Apple iPad mini Wi-Fi vs Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 N5100 vs Acer Iconia A1-830

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Acer
Announced October 2012 February 2013 January 2014
Status Available - November 2012 Available - April 2013 Coming Soon - Q1 2014
Colors Black/Slate, White/Silver Black, White/Silver White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 200 x 134.7 x 7.2 mm
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.28 in)
210.8 x 135.9 x 7.95 mm
(8.3 x 5.35 x 0.31 in)
8.15 mm thickness
(0.32 in thickness)
Weight 308 g (10.86 oz) 345 g (12.17 oz) 380 g (13.4 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 No
3G Network N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 No
4G Network - LTE (Reigon Dependent)
LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T
-
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 6 Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5 Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4412 Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2560
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 Mali-400MP PowerVR SGX544
RAM 512 MB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen SC-LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.9 inches 8.0 inches 7.9 inches
Resolution 768 x 1024 pixels (162 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (162 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.76% 64.56% -
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 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, image stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps No
Edge No Class 12 No
3G No HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps No
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP 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, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0 (MHL), USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS TBD
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16/32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not 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 Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable, Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 16.3 Wh 4600 mAh -
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 8 h -