For readers who are considering buying the iPad Mini 2 with Retina Display or the Samsung Galaxy Note 3, here is a specs and price comparison between the two devices in Australia. The comparison could help readers make an informed decision.

Display and Design

The iPad Mini 2 comes with a 7.9 inch LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touch screen, rendering 1536 x 2048 pixels resolution. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 comes with a 5.7 inch Super AMOLED capacitive touch screen, rendering 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution.

The iPad Mini 2 comes with 200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm dimensions and weighs 331 grams. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 comes with 151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm dimensions and weighs 168 grams.

Hardware and Operating System

The iPad Mini 2 is equipped with a 1.3 GHz dual core cyclone processor and Apple A7 chipset. It comes in 16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB and 128 GB internal memory variants and no Micro SD slot for additional memory.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is equipped with a 2.3 GHz quad core krait 400 processor and Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chipset. It comes in 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB internal memory variants, which can be expanded by up to 64 GB using a Micro SD card.

The iPad Mini 2 runs on the iOS 7 operating system and has 1 GB of RAM. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 runs on the Android Jelly Bean operating system, which can be upgraded to the KitKat version. The device has 3 GB of RAM.

Camera

The iPad Mini 2 sports a 5 MP primary camera with autofocus and the secondary camera on the device is 1.2 MP. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 sports a 13 MP primary camera with autofocus and LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is 2 MP.

Battery

The iPad Mini 2 comes with a non-removable 23.8 Wh Li-Po battery whereas the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 comes with a Li-Ion 3200 mAh battery.

Price in Australia

The iPad Mini 2 with Retina Display 16 GB variant is priced at around AU $489.95, the 32 GB variant is priced at around AU $619.95, 64 GB variant is priced at around AU $749.95 and the 128 GB variant is priced at around AU $869.95.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 16 GB 4G LTE variant is priced at around AU $759.95 and the 32 GB 4G LTE variant is priced at around AU $739.95 in Australia.

More Articles to Read

Why Upgrade From PS3 To PS4 With PlayStation Now Coming? [Read]

Windows 8.1 Review - Will it be Able to Stop the Android Onslaught? [Read]

Samsung Galaxy S4 Active vs. Galaxy S4 Specs and Price Comparison in Australia [Read]