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Apple iPad mini 3
16 GBA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 72.3 | 78.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-10-16 | 2019-04-26 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | 9.65 x 6.30 x 0.22 inches |
| 12.03 ounces | 14.11 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black, Gold and Silver |
| Aluminium | Aluminum |
| $ 325.00 | $ 316.00 |
| 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 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A75 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 615 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | -- |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6350mAh Battery | 7040mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.84 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e has a score of 78.6, which is slightly better than Apple iPad mini 3's 72.3 global score. Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e's design is incredibly newer and extremely thinner, but also heavier than the Apple iPad mini 3. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e works with Android 10 OS, and Apple iPad mini 3 has iOS 8.x OS.
IPad mini 3 features a brighter screen than Galaxy Tab S5e, because although it has a much smaller display and a bit worse 1536 x 2048 resolution, it also counts with a bit higher display pixel density. The iPad mini 3 features a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy Tab S5e, because although it has a lower number of cores and also slower and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bits CPU and an extra graphics co-processor.
Galaxy Tab S5e counts with a lot bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPad mini 3, because it has more internal storage capacity and a SD extension slot that holds up to 512 GB. The Galaxy Tab S5e features a superior camera than iPad mini 3, because it has a larger diafragm aperture, a back-facing camera with a lot better resolution and a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
The Galaxy Tab S5e has a bit longer battery life than Apple iPad mini 3, because it has 7040mAh of battery capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e is not only the best devices between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also the cheapest, which makes this tablet an easy choice.
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