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Apple iPad mini
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| Global Score | |
| 68.1 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Windows 10 |
| 0000-00-00 | 2017-05-21 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches | 11.47 x 7.87 x 0.29 inches |
| 11.01 ounces | 26.60 ounces |
| Black and White | Silver |
| Aluminium | Metal |
| $ 281.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 12 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 1440 x 2160 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 162 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Intel Core i5 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Intel HD GPU |
| 8.01 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 16.38 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 7.92 |
| 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 | 5070mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch is better than iPad mini, getting a general score of 80 against 68.1. Despite being the best in this comparison review, the Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch is a a lot heavier and a little bit thicker portable tablet than the iPad mini. The Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch counts with Windows 10 OS, and iPad mini works with iOS 8.x OS.
Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch counts with a superior CPU than iPad mini, because although it has doesn't have an extra GPU, and they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch also counts with 7,5 GB more RAM. Apple iPad mini has a little bit better looking screen than Galaxy Book 12-inch, although it has a lot worse resolution of 768 x 1024px, a lot worse count of pixels per inch in the display and a lot smaller screen.
The iPad mini and the Galaxy Book 12-inch both feature very similar cameras, and although the Galaxy Book 12-inch has a way bigger diafragm aperture and a back facing camera with a much better 13 mega-pixels resolution, they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality and the same video frame rates.
The Galaxy Book 12-inch has a lot bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPad mini, because it has 256 GB internal storage capacity and a slot for SD memory cards that admits up to 256 GB. The Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch counts with a bit superior battery performance than Apple iPad mini, because it has a 14 percent bigger battery capacity.
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