Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 LTE vs Apple iPad Mini 4 vs Xiaomi Mi Pad 2

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Xiaomi
Announced June 2014 September 2015 November 2015
Status Available - July 2014 Available - September 2015 Available - November 2015
Price - Rs. 28,799 ($423.51) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 9,999 ($147.04) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Black Space Gray, Silver, Gold Dark grey, Champagne gold
Form Factor Dazzling White, Titanium Bronze Candybar Candybar
Dimension 212.8 x 125.6 x 6.6 mm
(8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 in)
203.2 x 134.8 x 6.1 mm
(8 x 5.31 x 0.24 in)
200.4 x 132.6 x 7 mm
(7.89 x 5.22 x 0.28 in)
Weight 298 g (10.51 oz) 299 g (Wi-Fi) / 304 (10.55 oz (Wi-Fi) / 10.72 ) 322 g (11.36 oz)
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 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600
LTE 850 / 2100
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, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM
Build Features Fingerprint Sensor - Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2) -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) iOS 9 Android OS/ Optional Windows 10 (64 GB model)
Processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Apple A8 Quad-core 2.24 GHz, Intel Atom X5-Z8500
GPU Adreno 330 - Intel HD Graphics
RAM 3 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 16/64/128 GB 16/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB No microSD, up to 128 GB

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 8.4 inches 7.9 inches 7.9 inches
Resolution 1600 x 2560 pixels (359 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 76.71% 70.58% 72.75%
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, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, 1.12μm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (Photo/Panorama) -
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. 1080p
Front Camera Yes, 2.1 MP [Similar] 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, Face Detection, HDR [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 3 GB RAM 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/64 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB No microSD, up to 128 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint not 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
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 4900 mAh 5124 mAh 6190 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 649 h
Talk Time - Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 12 h 30 min (multimedia)