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Apple iPad mini 3
128 GBA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 77.5 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x | -- |
| 2014-10-16 | 2018-08-10 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | 9.81 x 6.47 x 0.28 inches |
| 12.03 ounces | 17.04 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black and Gray |
| Aluminium | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 460.00 | $ 307.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | 288 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 32.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 9.57 |
| 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) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6350mAh Battery | 7300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.84 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S4 has an overall score of 78.8, which is slightly better than the iPad mini 3's 77.5 general score. The Galaxy Tab S4 is a newer and a little thinner tablet than iPad mini 3, although it is also noticeably heavier. Galaxy Tab S4 has a little faster CPU than iPad mini 3, because although it has a 32-bits CPU against 64-bits and doesn't have a GPU, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM and a greater number of cores.
The Apple iPad mini 3 counts with a better display than Galaxy Tab S4, because although it has a really smaller screen and a bit lower resolution of 1536 x 2048px, it also counts with a just a bit greater pixels density. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 shoots greater photographs and videos than iPad mini 3, because it has a lot bigger diafragm aperture, a much more mega pixels back facing camera and a lot better (4K) video quality.
The Galaxy Tab S4 features more memory to install games and applications than Apple iPad mini 3, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with an external memory card slot that admits up to 400 GB. Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 counts with just a little better battery performance than Apple iPad mini 3, because it has a 15% bigger battery size.
Even being the best tablet in our current comparison, the Galaxy Tab S4 is also very cheap compared to the other ones, which makes it a no doubt choice.
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