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| Global Score | |
| 65 | 74 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 15.x | -- |
| 2021-09-24 | 2015-09-03 |
| 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.22 inches |
| 10.34 ounces | 13.83 ounces |
| Pink, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.3 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2266 x 1488 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 327 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| -- | 3 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 5.85 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 10 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5078mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5870mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 7.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch has a global score of 74, which is much better than the Apple iPad mini (6th Gen)'s overall score of 65. Although the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch is much older and way heavier than the Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), it's construction is still thinner. The iPad mini (6th Gen) counts with a little bit better screen than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a slightly higher 1488 x 2266 resolution and a just a little higher amount of pixels in each inch in the display.
Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch counts with a very superior processing unit than iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has more CPU cores. The iPad mini (6th Gen) captures greater videos and photos than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because it has a back-facing camera with a lot better 12 mega-pixels resolution and a way higher 3840x2160 video quality.
The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch has a way bigger storage to install applications and games than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch also has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 128 GB. The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch features a bit better battery duration than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has 5870mAh of battery capacity.
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