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Apple iPad mini 2
64 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 75 | 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 |
| $ 250.00 | $ 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 | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 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 Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 is a little bit better than the Apple iPad mini 2, getting a overall score of 75.2 against 75. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 construction is notably newer and noticeably thinner than Apple iPad mini 2's, but it's notably heavier. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 counts with Android 9.0 Pie OS, while Apple iPad mini 2 works with iOS 8.x OS.
The iPad mini 2 counts with a bit better processor than Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has a lower amount of RAM and an inferior number of cores, it also counts with a graphics processing unit and a 64-bit processor. IPad mini 2 has a more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has a little smaller display, and they both have the same resolution of 1536 x 2048, the iPad mini 2 also counts with a just a bit better pixels count per display inch.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 features a quite bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPad mini 2, because although it has less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD extension slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB. The iPad mini 2 counts with a little better battery duration than Galaxy Tab S3, because it has 6471mAh of battery capacity against 6000mAh.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 counts with a superior camera than Apple iPad mini 2, because it has a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, a lot larger aperture for better low light images and videos and a back camera with much more mega pixels.
Galaxy Tab S3 is not only the best devices of the ones in this comparison, but it's also the cheapest one, making this tablet an easy choice.
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