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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2015-09-09 | 2020-09-28 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches |
| 10.72 ounces | 15.03 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black |
| Aluminum | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 529.00 | $ 490.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 8 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8 APL1011 (20 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset |
| Typhoon, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR Series 6XT GX6450 GPU | Mali-G72 MP18 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.36 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5124mAh Battery | 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab Active 3 is a bit better than Apple iPad mini 4, getting a 79 score against 74.6. The Galaxy Tab Active 3 construction is much newer than the Apple iPad mini 4's, although it's way thicker and a lot heavier. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a better performing processor than iPad mini 4, because it has a greater number of faster cores and 2 GB more RAM.
IPad mini 4 and Galaxy Tab Active 3 feature very similar displays, because although the Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a just a little less pixels per screen inch and a little bit lower 1200 x 1920 resolution, it also counts with a little bigger screen. The Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a much greater memory capacity to store more games and applications than iPad mini 4, because although it has less internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that holds up to 1 TB.
The Apple iPad mini 4 features a bit longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3, because it has a 1% larger battery capacity. The iPad mini 4 and the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 both count with extremely similar cameras, although the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 also has a lot better 13 MP resolution camera and a lot higher (4K) video quality.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 is not only the best tablets between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also cheap compared to the other tablet.
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