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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 60.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 9.x | Android 7.1 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow, 5.0 Lollipop |
| 2015-09-09 | 2015-05-02 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 9.55 x 6.57 x 0.29 inches |
| 10.72 ounces | 15.84 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 288.00 | $ 160.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 324 pixels per inch | 132 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 5.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset |
| Typhoon ARMv8-A, 64-bit (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GX6450 GPU | Adreno 306 GPU |
| 8.19 | 8.1 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.47 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5124mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini 4 is way better than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7, with a score of 75.6 against 60.5. The iPad mini 4 body is somewhat thinner and much lighter than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7, even though they were released with only a few months difference. The iPad mini 4 has iOS 9.x OS, while Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 comes with Android 7.1 Nougat OS.
The iPad mini 4 features an incredibly better looking display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a much higher pixels density and a lot better 2048 x 1536 pixels resolution. The iPad mini 4 features a bit better processing power than Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because although it has a lower number of cores , it also counts with 512 MB more RAM memory.
The Apple iPad mini 4 counts with a way better camera than Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because it has a back camera with a way better 8 MP resolution and a way higher 1920x1080 video definition. Apple iPad mini 4 features a lot bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 has a little longer battery performance than iPad mini 4, because it has a 6000mAh battery size.
Apple iPad mini 4 is way more expensive than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7, but you can get a much better tablet for that extra dollars.
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