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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 64.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 9.x | Android 13 |
| 2015-09-09 | 2023-07-26 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 10.01 x 63.21 x 0.23 inches |
| 10.72 ounces | 17.57 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Beige and Graphite |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 288.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 11 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 2.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm) chipset |
| Typhoon ARMv8-A, 64-bit (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GX6450 GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 8.19 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 15.42 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.47 | 7.04 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5124mAh Battery | 8400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 9.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad mini 4 has a global score of 75.6, which is much better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9's 64.1 global score. Apple iPad mini 4 works with iOS 9.x operating system, and Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 comes with Android 13 operating system. The Apple iPad mini 4 is a much older and just a bit thicker device than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, but Apple managed to build it a lot lighter anyway.
The iPad mini 4 has a way better processing power than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, although it has 7 lesser CPU cores and a smaller amount of RAM. The iPad mini 4 features a much better looking screen than Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a really smaller screen. Galaxy Tab S9 has much more storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPad mini 4, and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the Galaxy Tab S9 also has a SD extension slot that holds up to 1 TB.
The Apple iPad mini 4 counts with a greater camera than Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a much less mega-pixels camera in the back. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 counts with a very superior battery performance than Apple iPad mini 4, because it has 8400mAh of battery capacity against 5124mAh.
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