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Apple iPad mini
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| Global Score | |
| 68.1 | 74 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 | -- |
| 0000-00-00 | 2015-09-03 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.22 inches |
| 11.01 ounces | 13.83 ounces |
| Black and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminium | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 281.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 162 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 8.01 | 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 | |
| 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 | 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 7 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5870mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 7.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch is a little bit better than the iPad mini, having a 74 score against 68.1. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch construction is way thinner but much heavier than iPad mini. Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch has a little more vivid screen than Apple iPad mini, because it has a larger screen, a way better 1536 x 2048 resolution and a way higher pixel quantity per display inch.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch counts with a better performing processing unit than Apple iPad mini, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM and a higher number of faster cores. Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch has a way bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Apple iPad mini, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch also has a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 128 GB.
The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch counts with better battery performance than iPad mini, because it has a 32% bigger battery size. IPad mini features a lot better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, although it has a camera in the back with a much worse 5 megapixels resolution and a lot worse video definition.
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