Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 70 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 9.x | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat |
| 2015-09-09 | 2017-11-01 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 8.45 x 5.02 x 0.39 inches |
| 10.72 ounces | 14.78 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 288.00 | $ 520.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 8 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Typhoon ARMv8-A, 64-bit (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GX6450 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 8.19 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 7.48 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.47 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5124mAh Battery | 4450mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Apple iPad mini 4 is a bit better than the Galaxy Tab Active 2, getting a 75.6 score against 70. Despite of the fact that Apple iPad mini 4 is notably older than Galaxy Tab Active 2, it's construction is a lot lighter and thinner. Apple iPad mini 4 works with iOS 9.x operating system, and Galaxy Tab Active 2 works with Android 9.0 Pie operating system.
Apple iPad mini 4 has a lot better looking display than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a lot higher 2048 x 1536px resolution and a way better quantity of pixels per inch in the screen. The iPad mini 4 features a much greater memory capacity for applications and games than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
Galaxy Tab Active 2 has a bit more powerful processor than iPad mini 4, because it has a larger number of cores (and also faster) and 1 GB more RAM memory. Apple iPad mini 4 takes much clearer pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2. Both of them have the same 30 fps video frame rate, the same 1920x1080 video quality and a same resolution camera in the back.
The Apple iPad mini 4 has just a little better battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has 5124mAh of battery capacity.
Even being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, the iPad mini 4 is also by far the cheapest one, which makes it an obvious call.
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