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Apple iPad mini 2
128 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 75.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2013-10-22 | 2017-03-24 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches |
| 12.03 ounces | 15.13 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Black and Silver |
| Aluminium | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 549.00 | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 5.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.92 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini 2 has a score of 77.2, which is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3's 75.2 global score. The iPad mini 2 works with iOS 8.x OS, and Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 works with Android 9.0 Pie OS. The iPad mini 2 is a incredibly older and much thicker tablet than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, but Apple made it noticeably lighter anyway.
Apple iPad mini 2 features a better looking screen than Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have exactly the same 1536 x 2048 resolution, the Apple iPad mini 2 also counts with a bit higher display density. IPad mini 2 counts with a quite bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The iPad mini 2 features just a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has less RAM and a lower number of cores, it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit and an additional GPU. The iPad mini 2 counts with a bit superior battery life than Galaxy Tab S3, because it has a 6471mAh battery size against 6000mAh.
Galaxy Tab S3 features a superior camera than iPad mini 2, because it has a much bigger camera aperture to take better photography and videos in poorly lited environments, a lot higher (4K) video resolution and a camera with much more mega-pixels.
Although iPad mini 2 is a better device, it is way more expensive than the Galaxy Tab S3, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Galaxy Tab S3. So if you want that extra features and specs, you can buy the iPad mini 2, but if you don't you can save a couple dollars and buy the Galaxy Tab S3, letting go a couple specifications.
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