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Apple iPad mini 3
64 GB Wi-Fi OnlyA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 75.2 | 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 |
| 11.68 ounces | 14.11 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black, Gold and Silver |
| Aluminium | Aluminum |
| $ 320.00 | $ 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 | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 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, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS and CDMA | -- |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 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 Galaxy Tab S5e is just a bit better than iPad mini 3, with a overall score of 78.6 against 75.2. Galaxy Tab S5e has Android 10 OS, while iPad mini 3 counts with iOS 8.x OS. Galaxy Tab S5e's body is much newer and way thinner, but also heavier than iPad mini 3. IPad mini 3 counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e, because although it has a lower number of cores and also slower and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit and an extra graphics processing unit.
IPad mini 3 counts with a much better screen than Galaxy Tab S5e, because although it has a much smaller display and a quite lower 1536 x 2048 resolution, it also counts with a little bit greater pixel density. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e features a much greater storage capacity for applications and games than Apple iPad mini 3, because it has an external SD slot that admits up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory.
Galaxy Tab S5e shoots better photographs and videos than Apple iPad mini 3, because it has a lot more MP back-facing camera, a way better 3840x2160 video definition and a bigger camera aperture to take better captures and videos in low light environments. The Galaxy Tab S5e counts with just a bit longer battery lifetime than iPad mini 3, because it has a 7040mAh battery capacity.
Galaxy Tab S5e is not only the best tablets in our current comparison, but it's also cheaper than the iPad mini 3.
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