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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 75.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 9.x | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2015-09-09 | 2014-01-06 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 8.62 x 5.06 x 0.28 inches |
| 10.72 ounces | 11.82 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | -- |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 288.00 | $ 289.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 1600 x 2560 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super Clear LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.4 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset |
| Typhoon ARMv8-A, 64-bit (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR GX6450 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 7.56 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.47 | 7.7 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | SIM |
| 6.7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5124mAh Battery | 4800mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 25 hours talk time |
| 6.88 | 6.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad mini 4 is a bit better than Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4, with a 75.6 score against 75.2. Apple iPad mini 4's construction is newer, just a little lighter and somewhat thinner than Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4. Apple iPad mini 4 has iOS 9.x OS, and Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 comes with Android 4.4.2 OS. Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 has a superior CPU than iPad mini 4, and although they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 also has a graphics processing unit and a greater number of cores.
Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 has a little bit better screen than iPad mini 4, because it has a little bigger display, a little higher resolution of 2560 x 1600px and a little bit more pixels per inch in the display. The iPad mini 4 has a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4, although it has lower 30 fps video frame rate, they both have a back-facing camera with an 8 megapixels and the same 1920x1080 video resolution.
IPad mini 4 has a much better memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. IPad mini 4 features a bit longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4, because it has a 7 percent more battery capacity.
The iPad mini 4 is not only the best tablets of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bit cheaper, making it easy to pick between these tablets.
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