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Apple iPad mini 3
64 GB Wi-Fi OnlyA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 75.2 | 75.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2014-10-16 | 2017-03-24 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches |
| 11.68 ounces | 15.13 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black and Silver |
| Aluminium | Glass |
| $ 320.00 | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 32.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 9.35 |
| 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) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.6 | 5.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6350mAh Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.84 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S3 is a bit better than the iPad mini 3, having a general score of 75.2 against 75.2. Galaxy Tab S3's construction is notably newer and a lot thinner, but heavier than the iPad mini 3. The Galaxy Tab S3 comes with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, while iPad mini 3 works with iOS 8.x operating system.
IPad mini 3 features a brighter display than Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has a little smaller screen, and they both have an equal 1536 x 2048 resolution, the iPad mini 3 also counts with a bit better pixels quantity in each screen inch. The Apple iPad mini 3 has just a little better processing power than Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has less RAM memory and a lower number of cores, it also counts with a graphics processor and a 64-bit processor.
Galaxy Tab S3 counts with a quite bigger storage capacity for apps and games than iPad mini 3, because although it has just 32 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory slot that holds up to 256 GB. Galaxy Tab S3 takes much better photos and videos than Apple iPad mini 3, because it has a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, a much bigger camera aperture to capture better photography in low-light environments and a lot better 13 megapixels resolution back camera.
The Apple iPad mini 3 features just a bit better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, because it has a 6% more battery size.
Even being the best tablet in our current comparison, the Galaxy Tab S3 is also by far the cheapest one.
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