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Apple iPad mini 3
128 GB Wi-Fi OnlyA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 77.4 | 78.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x | -- |
| 2014-10-16 | 2020-05-05 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | 9.63 x 6.07 x 0.28 inches |
| 11.68 ounces | 16.47 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Angora blue, Chiffon pink and Oxford gray |
| Aluminium | Aluminum |
| $ 360.00 | $ 349.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 10.4 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2000 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 12.98 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 32.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6350mAh Battery | 7040mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.84 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite is a little bit better than iPad mini 3, with a 78.2 score against 77.4. Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite's body is much newer and a little thinner than iPad mini 3's, although it's extremely heavier. The Apple iPad mini 3 features a lot better display than Galaxy Tab S6 Lite, because although it has a really smaller screen, it also counts with a higher display pixels density and a slightly better 1536 x 2048 resolution.
Galaxy Tab S6 Lite has just a little better hardware performance than iPad mini 3, because although it has a 32-bit processor against 64-bits and doesn't have an extra GPU, it also counts with more RAM and a larger number of cores (and also faster). The Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite features a bit better camera than Apple iPad mini 3, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same video quality, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite also has a much larger camera aperture and a back-facing camera with way more mega pixels.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite features a superior storage capacity to install games and applications than iPad mini 3, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD extension slot that admits up to 1000 GB. The Galaxy Tab S6 Lite counts with a little better battery life than iPad mini 3, because it has a 7040mAh battery size.
Despite of being the best tablet in this comparison, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite is also the cheapest, which makes this tablet a very good choice.
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