Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 75.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 9.x | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2015-09-09 | 2017-03-24 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches |
| 10.72 ounces | 15.13 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black and Silver |
| Aluminum | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 288.00 | $ 240.00 |
| 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 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| Typhoon ARMv8-A, 64-bit (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GX6450 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 8.19 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.47 | 9.35 |
| 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) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 5.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5124mAh Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad mini 4 is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, getting a score of 75.6 against 75.2. The Apple iPad mini 4 is a way lighter tablet than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, but both are equally thin. Apple iPad mini 4 works with iOS 9.x OS, and Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 counts with Android 9.0 Pie OS.
The Galaxy Tab S3 has just a little better hardware performance than iPad mini 4, because it has a higher number of cores and more RAM. The Apple iPad mini 4 features a better screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have an equal resolution of 2048 x 1536px, the Apple iPad mini 4 also counts with a little greater pixel quantity in each inch in the screen.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 counts with a better camera than Apple iPad mini 4, because it has a lot bigger diafragm aperture, a way higher resolution back camera and a way higher video resolution. Apple iPad mini 4 features a greater memory to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 features a little longer battery life than iPad mini 4, because it has a 17% more battery capacity.
Although iPad mini 4 is a better device, it is more expensive than the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Samsung Galaxy Tab S3. So if you want that extra specs and features, you can buy iPad mini 4, else you can save some money and buy the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, resigning some specifications.
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