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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5
32 GBSM-T805
| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 74.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 9.x | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2015-09-09 | 2014-06-12 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 9.74 x 6.98 x 0.26 inches |
| 10.72 ounces | 16.47 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 288.00 | $ 189.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | 288 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.4 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8 chipset | Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset |
| Typhoon ARMv8-A, 64-bit (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR GX6450 GPU | ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU |
| 8.19 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 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 (4G) and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5124mAh Battery | 7900mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 8.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini 4 has a score of 75.6, which is a bit better than the Galaxy Tab S 10.5's score of 74.3. The iPad mini 4 is a newer portable tablet, and it's also incredibly lighter and a little thinner than Galaxy Tab S 10.5. The iPad mini 4 comes with iOS 9.x OS, while Galaxy Tab S 10.5 comes with Android 4.4.2 OS.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has just a little better performance than Apple iPad mini 4, because it has 1 GB more RAM memory and more CPU cores. IPad mini 4 counts with a little bit better display than Galaxy Tab S 10.5, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 2048 x 1536 and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a bit more pixels per display inch.
IPad mini 4 counts with a way bigger memory to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage capacity. IPad mini 4 captures better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5. They have a 8 mega pixels resolution back facing camera, the same video quality and the same video frame rate.
Galaxy Tab S 10.5 counts with a much longer battery life than Apple iPad mini 4, because it has a 54% greater battery size.
Although iPad mini 4 is a better device, it is way more expensive than the Galaxy Tab S 10.5, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as Galaxy Tab S 10.5. If you are trying to save a few dollars, you can get Galaxy Tab S 10.5, and give up a few specs and features, but you'll get the most with your money.
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