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Apple iPad mini 2
16 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | -- |
| 2013-10-22 | 2018-08-10 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | 9.81 x 6.47 x 0.28 inches |
| 12.03 ounces | 17.04 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Black and Gray |
| Aluminium | Glass |
| $ 425.00 | $ 307.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | 288 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 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 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 7300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.92 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S4 has a global score of 78.8, which is slightly better than iPad mini 2's 72.1 general score. The Galaxy Tab S4 design is much newer and a little thinner than the iPad mini 2's, although it's also much heavier. IPad mini 2 has a more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab S4, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels and a really smaller display, it also counts with a little bit greater pixels density.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 features a much greater memory capacity for games and applications than iPad mini 2, because it has 64 GB internal memory and a slot for an SD memory card that allows up to 400 GB. The Galaxy Tab S4 counts with a bit faster CPU than Apple iPad mini 2, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit and a 32-bits processor instead of 64-bits, it also counts with more RAM memory and a higher number of faster cores.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 features a little better battery lifetime than Apple iPad mini 2, because it has a 13 percent bigger battery size. Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 has a greater camera than Apple iPad mini 2, because it has a lot larger diafragm aperture to capture better photos and video in low light situations, a back camera with a much higher 13 mega-pixels resolution and a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
Even being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, the Galaxy Tab S4 is also a bargain compared to others, making it a great choice.
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