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Apple iPad mini 3
128 GBA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 77.5 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x | Windows 10 S |
| 2014-10-16 | 2018-11-02 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | 11.32 x 7.89 x 0.30 inches |
| 12.03 ounces | 28.00 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Silver |
| Aluminium | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 460.00 | $ 1000.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 12 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1440 x 2160 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 SDM850 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Hexa-Core 2950 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 32.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 8.91 |
| 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), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6350mAh Battery | 6120mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.84 | 7.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Book2 is just a bit better than iPad mini 3, with an 81.9 score against 77.5. The Galaxy Book2 is a a lot heavier tablet than the iPad mini 3, but both of them are 0.3inches thick. The Galaxy Book2 works with Windows 10 S OS, and iPad mini 3 has iOS 8.x OS. Galaxy Book2 has a bit superior processing unit than iPad mini 3, because although it has a 32 bits CPU instead of 64-bits and doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with 3 GB more RAM memory and 4 more cpu cores.
IPad mini 3 has an incredibly better looking display than Galaxy Book2, because although it has a much smaller display, it also counts with a greater pixels number per inch in the screen and a little bit higher 1536 x 2048 resolution. Samsung Galaxy Book2 captures much better photographs and videos than iPad mini 3, because it has a camera in the back with lot more MP, a much higher (4K) video quality and a lot larger camera aperture for better photos and videos in low light situations.
Samsung Galaxy Book2 features a very superior memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPad mini 3, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy Book2 also has an external memory card slot that supports up to 512 GB.
IPad mini 3 counts with a little better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Book2, because it has a 4 percent more battery size.
Although Samsung Galaxy Book2 is a better device, it costs a lot more than the iPad mini 3, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the iPad mini 3. So if you want that extra features and specs, you can buy the Samsung Galaxy Book2, else you can save some dollars and buy the iPad mini 3, resigning some specifications.
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