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Apple iPad mini 2
Wi-Fi Only 16 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 72 | 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 |
| 11.68 ounces | 15.13 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Black and Silver |
| Aluminium | Glass |
| $ 275.00 | $ 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 | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 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, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE and GPRS | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.5 | 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
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 has a global score of 75.2, which is a little bit better than iPad mini 2's global score of 72. Samsung Galaxy Tab S3's design is notably newer and extremely thinner, but noticeably heavier than iPad mini 2. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 works with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, and iPad mini 2 has iOS 8.x operating system.
IPad mini 2 features a brighter display than Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has a bit smaller screen, and they both have an equal resolution of 1536 x 2048px, the iPad mini 2 also counts with a little greater pixel count in each display inch. The Galaxy Tab S3 features a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPad mini 2, because it has 32 GB internal storage capacity and an external memory slot that allows up to 256 GB.
IPad mini 2 counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and a lower number of cores and they are also slower, it also counts with an extra GPU and a 64-bit processor. Apple iPad mini 2 has just a bit better battery life than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, because it has 6471mAh of battery capacity.
Galaxy Tab S3 captures better photos and videos than iPad mini 2, because it has a way bigger diafragm aperture to take better low light images and videos, a lot better video quality and a back-facing camera with a way higher resolution.
Even being the best tablet of the ones we compare here, Galaxy Tab S3 is also cheaper than the other tablet, making it a simple decision.
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