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Apple iPad mini 3
128 GBA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 77.5 | 74.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x | Android 4.4 |
| 2014-10-16 | 2014-01-06 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | 9.57 x 6.75 x 0.29 inches |
| 12.03 ounces | 16.54 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | White |
| Aluminium | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 460.00 | $ 539.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super Clear LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 299 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.5 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 7.56 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 32.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 6.49 |
| 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), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | SIM |
| 6.7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6350mAh Battery | 8220mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.84 | 9.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini 3 is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1, getting a 77.5 score against 74.6. IPad mini 3's design is newer and incredibly lighter than Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1's, although it's also a bit thicker. IPad mini 3 has iOS 8.x OS, and Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 comes with Android 4.4 OS.
Apple iPad mini 3 has a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1, because although it has a little bit worse 1536 x 2048 resolution and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a little more pixels per screen inch. Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 has a little bit better hardware performance than Apple iPad mini 3, because although it has a worse 450 MHz graphics processor and a 32-bits processor instead of 64-bits, it also counts with 1 GB more RAM memory and a higher number of cores.
IPad mini 3 takes a lot better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1, although it has a back-facing camera with a lot lower resolution and a lower 1920x1080 video definition. The Apple iPad mini 3 has a very superior memory to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with more internal memory.
The Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 has improved battery performance than iPad mini 3, because it has a 29 percent bigger battery size.
Despite of being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing, the iPad mini 3 is also the cheapest.
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