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Apple iPad mini 3
128 GBA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 77.5 | 62.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x | Android 11 |
| 2014-10-16 | 2022-01-13 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | 9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches |
| 12.03 ounces | 17.92 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Gray, Pink Gold and Silver |
| Aluminium | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 460.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 324 pixels per inch | 210 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 6.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Mali G52 MP2 GPU |
| 9.18 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.12 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 32.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.92 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6350mAh Battery | 7040mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.84 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini 3 has a general score of 77.5, which is much better than the Galaxy Tab A8's 62.6 general score. IPad mini 3 is a older and a bit thicker tablet than Galaxy Tab A8, but Apple managed to build it a lot lighter anyway. IPad mini 3 counts with iOS 8.x OS, and Galaxy Tab A8 has Android 11 OS.
IPad mini 3 has a much sharper screen than Galaxy Tab A8, because although it has a way smaller display, it also counts with a much higher count of pixels per display inch and a higher resolution of 1536 x 2048px. The Apple iPad mini 3 has a very superior processing power than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and a lower number of cores , it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit and a graphics processing unit.
Apple iPad mini 3 takes a lot better videos and photos than Galaxy Tab A8, although it has a much less megapixels resolution camera. Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 has a quite bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than iPad mini 3, because although it has just 32 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 1 TB.
The Galaxy Tab A8 counts with a bit superior battery performance than iPad mini 3, because it has an 11% larger battery size.
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