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Apple iPad mini 3
128 GBA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 77.5 | 73.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x | Android 13 |
| 2014-10-16 | -- |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | -- |
| 12.03 ounces | -- |
| Gold and Gray | -- |
| Aluminium | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 460.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 14.6 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2960 x 1848 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 324 pixels per inch | 239 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550 (4 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 740 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 | -- |
| 32.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.92 | 7.04 |
| 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), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6350mAh Battery | 10880mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.84 | 10.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini 3 is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra, having a 77.5 score against 73.3. IPad mini 3 has iOS 8.x OS, while Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra counts with Android 13 OS. Apple iPad mini 3 has a way better hardware performance than Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra, because although it has lesser RAM and a lower number of cores (although faster), it also counts with an additional graphics processing unit and a 64-bits processing unit.
The iPad mini 3 counts with a way better display than Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra, because although it has a lot smaller screen and a much lower 1536 x 2048px resolution, it also counts with a greater pixels amount in each inch of screen. Apple iPad mini 3 has a better camera than Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra, although it has a lot less MP camera.
The Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra and iPad mini 3 both have incredibly similar memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos, both of them have exactly the same internal memory capacity. The Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra features a much longer battery performance than iPad mini 3, because it has a 10880mAh battery size.
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