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Apple iPad mini 3
128 GBA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 77.5 | 64.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x | Android 5.1 Lollipop |
| 2014-10-16 | 2016-02-18 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | 8.35 x 4.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 12.03 ounces | 12.67 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminium | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 460.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 8 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 324 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 6.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 306 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.1 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 32.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 7.7 |
| 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 (4G) |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6350mAh Battery | 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.84 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini 3 is better than Galaxy Tab E 8.0, having a 77.5 score against 64.9. The iPad mini 3 works with iOS 8.x OS, and Galaxy Tab E 8.0 comes with Android 5.1 Lollipop OS. IPad mini 3's body is somewhat thinner and a bit lighter than Galaxy Tab E 8.0, although it was released about a year before.
The Apple iPad mini 3 has a greater performance than Galaxy Tab E 8.0, because although it has lesser RAM memory and less CPU cores (but faster), it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit and an extra graphics co-processor. IPad mini 3 features a much sharper display than Galaxy Tab E 8.0, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a way higher 1536 x 2048 resolution and a much greater amount of pixels per inch in the display.
IPad mini 3 shoots just a bit better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab E 8.0, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not good for low-light photos and videos, and they both have a same resolution back-facing camera, the iPad mini 3 also counts with a way higher (Full HD) video quality.
The iPad mini 3 has a very superior memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Tab E 8.0, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 112 GB more internal memory. Apple iPad mini 3 counts with longer battery life than Galaxy Tab E 8.0, because it has 6350mAh of battery capacity.
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