Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 6 Plus vs Apple iPad Mini 4 vs Apple iPad Air (2019)

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Apple
Announced September 2014 September 2015 March 2019
Status Available September 2014 Available - September 2015 Available - March 2019
Price - Rs. 28,799 ($423.51) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Space Gray, White/Silver, Gold Space Gray, Silver, Gold Space Gray, Silver, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 137.5 x 67 x 7.1 mm
(5.41 x 2.64 x 0.28 in)
203.2 x 134.8 x 6.1 mm
(8 x 5.31 x 0.24 in)
250.6 x 174.1 x 6.1 mm
(9.87 x 6.85 x 0.24 in)
Weight 172 g (6.07 oz) 299 g (Wi-Fi) / 304 (10.55 oz (Wi-Fi) / 10.72 ) 456 g / 464 g (16.08 oz / 16.37 oz)
SIM Type - - Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE- all models 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 LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 11(1500), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 21(1500), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (Touch ID)
Shatter proof glass, oleophobic coating
- Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2) - Fingerprint Sensor
Stylus support

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 8, Upgradable to iOS 10 iOS 9 iOS 12.1.3
Processor Dual-core 1.4 GHz, Apple A8 Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Apple A8 Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest), Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm)
GPU PowerVR GX6450 - Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/64/128 GB 16/64/128 GB 64/256 GB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 7.9 inches 10.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi) 1668 x 2224 pixels (265 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 90.31% 70.58% 78.11%
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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP
Flash Dual-LED (Dual-tone) No No
Features Auto focus, 1.5µm Pixel Size, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, 1.12μm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (Photo/Panorama) 8 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard), 1.12µm, AF
HDR
Video 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 1.2 MP [Similar] 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, Face Detection, HDR [Similar] 7 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard)
HDR, 1080p@30fps [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, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP, EDR 5.0, A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB v2.0 v2.0, reversible connector 2.0, proprietary reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (3G/LTE model only) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (3G/LTE model only)
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 (Safari) Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM 64/256 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No No
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po battery Non-removable Li-Po battery Non-removable Li-Po battery (30.2 Wh)
Capacity 2915 mAh 5124 mAh -
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 10 h (multimedia)