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Apple iPad mini 2
32 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 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 |
| $ 259.00 | $ 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 | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 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 Galaxy Tab S3 has a score of 75.2, which is a bit better than iPad mini 2's score of 73.4. The Galaxy Tab S3 is a notably newer and thinner tablet than iPad mini 2, although it's also heavier. The Galaxy Tab S3 counts with Android 9.0 Pie OS, and iPad mini 2 works with iOS 8.x OS. The iPad mini 2 features a little faster processor than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has an inferior number of slower cores and 3 GB less RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits CPU and a graphics co-processor.
The Apple iPad mini 2 has a more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, and they both have the same resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels, the Apple iPad mini 2 also counts with a little better pixel density. The Galaxy Tab S3 has a much better storage capacity to store more apps and games than iPad mini 2, and although they both have exactly the same 32 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy Tab S3 also has an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
The Apple iPad mini 2 features just a bit better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, because it has an 8 percent larger battery size. Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 features a superior camera than Apple iPad mini 2, because it has a way more mega pixels back-facing camera, a lot better 3840x2160 video definition and a lot bigger aperture.
Galaxy Tab S3 not only is the best devices of the ones we compare here, but it's also cheaper than the Apple iPad mini 2, which makes it an easy choice.
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