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Apple iPad mini 3
128 GBA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 77.5 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x | Android 12 |
| 2014-10-16 | -- |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | 12.85 x 8.21 x 0.22 inches |
| 12.03 ounces | -- |
| Gold and Gray | -- |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 460.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 14.6 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2600 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | 209 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 6.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 9.18 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 32.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.29 inches (1/3.4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6350mAh Battery | 11200mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.84 | 10.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad mini 3 is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, having a global score of 77.5 against 75.8. Apple iPad mini 3 has iOS 8.x operating system, and Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra has Android 12 operating system. The iPad mini 3 features an incredibly better looking screen than Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, because although it has a bit lower 1536 x 2048 resolution and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a way higher count of pixels per inch of screen.
IPad mini 3 and Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra have very similar memory capacity for games and applications, they have the same 128 GB internal memory. IPad mini 3 counts with a very superior CPU than Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, because although it has 6 lesser CPU cores (although they are faster) and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor and a 64-bit processor.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra features a very superior battery lifetime than Apple iPad mini 3, because it has a 11200mAh battery capacity against 6350mAh. Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra takes much clearer photos and videos than iPad mini 3, because it has a larger diafragm aperture, a lot better 3840x2160 video definition and a way more MP back facing camera.
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