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Apple iPad mini
64 GBSamsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5
Wi-Fi OnlySM-T800
| Global Score | |
| 68.1 | 72.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 4.4.2 |
| 0000-00-00 | 2014-06-12 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches | 9.74 x 6.98 x 0.26 inches |
| 11.01 ounces | 16.40 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and White |
| Aluminium | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 345.00 | $ 269.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 162 pixels per inch | 288 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU |
| 8.01 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | -- |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 7900mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 8.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has a general score of 72.1, which is slightly better than the iPad mini's general score of 68.1. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 design is incredibly heavier but a bit thinner than the iPad mini. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 works with Android 4.4.2 OS, and iPad mini comes with iOS 8.x OS.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 counts with a better performance than Apple iPad mini, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processor, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM memory and a greater number of cores. The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has a better display than Apple iPad mini, because it has a much greater quantity of pixels per inch of screen, a much larger display and a way higher 1600 x 2560px resolution.
Apple iPad mini counts with a slightly better camera than Galaxy Tab S 10.5, although it has a lower (Full HD) video resolution and a back facing camera with much less mega-pixels resolution. Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has a little bit more storage capacity for applications and games than iPad mini, because although it has just 32 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external SD slot that supports up to 128 GB.
The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 counts with a much better battery performance than Apple iPad mini, because it has a 78 percent bigger battery size.
The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 not only is the best tablets of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bargain compared to the other tablets.
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