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Apple iPad mini 2
Wi-Fi Only 16 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5
16 GBSM-T805
| Global Score | |
| 72 | 73.1 |
| 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 |
| 11.68 ounces | 16.47 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Black and White |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 275.00 | $ 189.00 |
| 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 | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 6.72 |
| 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, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G) and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.5 | 5.5 |
| 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
The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 is a bit better than the Apple iPad mini 2, having a overall score of 73.1 against 72. Galaxy Tab S 10.5 works with Android 4.4.2 OS, and Apple iPad mini 2 works with iOS 8.x OS. Galaxy Tab S 10.5's design is somewhat thinner but a lot heavier than Apple iPad mini 2, and both of them were released with only 8 months difference.
The iPad mini 2 features just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5, because although it has an inferior number of slower cores and 2 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with an extra graphics co-processor and a 64-bits processing unit. Apple iPad mini 2 features a bit sharper screen than Galaxy Tab S 10.5, because although it has a much smaller display and a quite lower 1536 x 2048 resolution, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch in the screen.
Apple iPad mini 2 captures just a bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy Tab S 10.5, although it has a much less mega-pixels back-facing camera and a worse (Full HD) video resolution. Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 features a much better storage for games and applications than iPad mini 2, and although they both have equal 16 GB internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 also has a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 128 GB.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 counts with longer battery lifetime than Apple iPad mini 2, because it has a 22 percent more battery capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 not only is the best tablets of the ones we compare here, but it's also a lot cheaper.
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