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Apple iPad mini
Verizon and SprintA1455
Samsung Ativ Tab
64 GBP8510
| Global Score | |
| 68.1 | 66.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Windows RT |
| 0000-00-00 | 2012-08-29 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches | 10.46 x 6.62 x 0.35 inches |
| 11.01 ounces | 20.11 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 281.00 | $ 650.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 162 pixels per inch | 155 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.1 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus APQ8060A chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 2 GB (500 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 8.01 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 9.46 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.90 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 8200mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 9.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad mini is slightly better than the Samsung Ativ Tab, with a overall score of 68.1 against 66.7. Apple iPad mini is a extremely lighter and thinner device than the Samsung Ativ Tab. The Apple iPad mini comes with iOS 8.x operating system, while Samsung Ativ Tab has Windows RT operating system.
The iPad mini features a little more vivid screen than Samsung Ativ Tab, because although it has a really smaller screen and a bit lower 768 x 1024 resolution, it also counts with a quite greater pixel count per inch in the screen. The Samsung Ativ Tab counts with a little bit better hardware performance than iPad mini, and although they both have a 400 megahertz graphics processor and a Dual-Core processor, the Samsung Ativ Tab also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Samsung Ativ Tab has a superior memory capacity for applications and games than iPad mini, and although they both have equal internal storage, the Samsung Ativ Tab also has a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 64 GB. The Samsung Ativ Tab counts with a really longer battery life than iPad mini, because it has an 85% larger battery capacity.
The iPad mini features a way better camera than Samsung Ativ Tab, and although they both have a back camera with a 5 mega-pixels, the iPad mini also has a much higher video definition.
The iPad mini is not only the best tablets of the ones we compare here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones, which makes buying this tablet an easy decision.
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