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Apple iPad mini 2
32 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5
Wi-Fi OnlySM-T800
| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 72.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2013-10-22 | 2014-06-12 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | 9.74 x 6.98 x 0.26 inches |
| 12.03 ounces | 16.40 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Black and White |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 259.00 | $ 269.00 |
| 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 | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.5 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | -- |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 7900mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 7.92 | 8.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini 2 is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5, getting a score of 73.4 against 72.1. Even though the iPad mini 2 and Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 were released with only a couple of months difference, the iPad mini 2 body is incredibly lighter but thicker. The iPad mini 2 works with iOS 8.x OS, and Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has Android 4.4.2 OS.
Apple iPad mini 2 counts with a little bit better performance than Galaxy Tab S 10.5, because although it has a lower number of slower cores and 2 GB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with an extra GPU and a 64-bit CPU. Apple iPad mini 2 features a little more vivid display than Galaxy Tab S 10.5, because although it has a really smaller display and a little bit worse resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch of screen.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 features a much greater storage for apps and games than Apple iPad mini 2, and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 also has a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 128 GB. Apple iPad mini 2 counts with just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5, although it has a lower 1920x1080 video definition and a camera in the back with a much lower resolution.
Galaxy Tab S 10.5 features greater battery duration than Apple iPad mini 2, because it has 7900mAh of battery capacity.
IPad mini 2 is not only the best tablets of the ones we compare here, but it's also cheap compared to the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5.
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