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Apple iPad mini 2

Wi-Fi Only 16 GB
A1490, A1491, A1489

Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0

16GB LTE
N5120
Global Score
7269.2
Basic Information
AppleSamsung
iOS 8.x, 7.xAndroid 4.4.2, 4.2.2, 4.1.2
2013-10-222013-02-24
7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches8.30 x 5.35 x 0.31 inches
11.68 ounces11.92 ounces
Black, Gray and White--
Aluminium--
$ 275.00$ 285.00
Display / Screen
7.9 inches8 inches
2048 x 1536 pixels 1280 x 800 pixels
IPS LCDTFT
324 pixels per inch189 pixels per inch
Capacitive, Multi-touchCapacitive, Multi-touch
8.57
Performance
Apple A7 chipsetSamsung Exynos 4 Quad (Exynos 4412) chipset
64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processorARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor
1 GB RAM2 GB RAM
PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPUARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU
9.189.18
Storage
16 GB internal memory16 GB internal memory
No SD card slotmicroSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot
4.46.16
Camera
5.00 MP + 1.20 MP5.00 MP + 1.30 MP
f/2.40 aperture--
33.00mm focal length--
1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution
7.926.82
Networks
Wi-FiWi-Fi
Mobile Hotspot--
LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE and GPRSLTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM
Nano SIMSIM
6.56.4
Battery Life
6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery4600mAh Li-Ion Battery
Non-Removable BatteryNon-Removable Battery
7.926.48
Other Features
Bluetooth 4.0Bluetooth 4.0
GPSGPS
Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light SensorAccelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor

Comparison review

Apple iPad mini 2 has an overall score of 72, which is a little bit better than Galaxy Note 8.0's global score of 69.2. The Apple iPad mini 2 has iOS 8.x operating system, while Galaxy Note 8.0 comes with Android 4.4.2 operating system. Although the Apple iPad mini 2 and the Galaxy Note 8.0 were only released with a few months difference, the Apple iPad mini 2 is a little thinner and just a little bit lighter.

The Apple iPad mini 2 features a way better display than Galaxy Note 8.0, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a way higher 1536 x 2048 resolution and a lot greater count of pixels per screen inch. The Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 has a CPU that's very similar to Apple iPad mini 2's processor, because although the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 has a 32 bits processor against 64-bits, it also counts with more RAM memory, 2 more CPU cores and a much better graphics co-processor working at 1.06 gigahertz.

Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 counts with a much bigger storage to store more apps and games than iPad mini 2, and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 also has a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 64 GB. Apple iPad mini 2 features a really longer battery performance than Galaxy Note 8.0, because it has a 41% bigger battery capacity.

IPad mini 2 takes better photos and videos than Galaxy Note 8.0, and although they both have a 5 mega-pixels back camera, the iPad mini 2 also has a way better 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality.

IPad mini 2 not only is the best tablets between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bit cheaper.




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