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Apple iPad mini 3
16 GB Wi-Fi OnlyA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 72.3 | 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 |
| 11.68 ounces | 17.04 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black and Gray |
| Aluminium | Glass |
| $ 345.00 | $ 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 | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 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, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS and CDMA | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.6 | 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
Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 is slightly better than the Apple iPad mini 3, with a 78.8 score against 72.3. Although Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 is notably heavier than the Apple iPad mini 3, it's a little bit thinner and also newer. IPad mini 3 counts with a brighter display than Galaxy Tab S4, because although it has a really smaller display and a little lower resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels, it also counts with a just a bit better display pixel density.
Galaxy Tab S4 has a little bit better processing power than iPad mini 3, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processor and a 32-bits CPU instead of 64-bits, it also counts with a higher number of cores and a greater amount of RAM memory. The Galaxy Tab S4 counts with a much better camera than iPad mini 3, because it has a lot higher 13 megapixels resolution back camera, a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a way larger aperture.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 counts with much more memory for games and applications than iPad mini 3, because it has 64 GB internal storage capacity and a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 400 GB. Galaxy Tab S4 counts with a little better battery duration than Apple iPad mini 3, because it has 7300mAh of battery capacity.
Galaxy Tab S4 is not only the best tablets between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also the cheapest one.
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