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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 74 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 9.x | -- |
| 2015-09-09 | 2015-09-03 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.22 inches |
| 10.72 ounces | 13.83 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 288.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| Typhoon ARMv8-A, 64-bit (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GX6450 GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.02 |
| 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 | 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.47 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 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 | -- |
| 6.7 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5124mAh Battery | 5870mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 7.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini 4 has an overall score of 75.6, which is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch's 74 overall score. Even though the iPad mini 4 and Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch were only released 0 months apart, iPad mini 4's body is noticeably lighter but a little thicker. Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch features a bit faster processor than Apple iPad mini 4, because it has more processing cores and 1 GB more RAM.
The Apple iPad mini 4 counts with a more vivid screen than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have exactly the same 2048 x 1536 resolution, the Apple iPad mini 4 also counts with a quite greater pixel count per inch in the screen. IPad mini 4 has a very superior camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch. Both have the same video frame rate, a camera in the back with an 8 megapixels and the same (Full HD) video definition.
IPad mini 4 features a bit more storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch counts with a bit better battery life than iPad mini 4, because it has a 5870mAh battery capacity instead of 5124mAh.
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