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Apple iPad mini
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| Global Score | |
| 68.1 | 75.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 0000-00-00 | 2017-03-24 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches |
| 11.01 ounces | 15.13 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and Silver |
| Aluminium | Glass |
| $ 281.00 | $ 240.00 |
| 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 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 8.01 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 8.88 |
| 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 | 27.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 7 | 5.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S3 has a global score of 75.2, which is much better than the iPad mini's 68.1 score. Galaxy Tab S3 counts with Android 9.0 Pie OS, and iPad mini counts with iOS 8.x OS. Galaxy Tab S3's design is a lot heavier but thinner than iPad mini. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 counts with a superior processing power than iPad mini, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, it also counts with more cores and 3,5 GB more RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 features a bit sharper screen than Apple iPad mini, because it has a way better resolution of 1536 x 2048, a larger screen and a lot better count of pixels per screen inch. Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 captures better pictures and videos than iPad mini, because it has a way larger aperture for better low-light photos and videos, a much better 3840x2160 video definition and a back camera with lot more megapixels.
The Galaxy Tab S3 has a bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPad mini, because although it has only 32 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 256 GB. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 features longer battery life than iPad mini, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing here, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 is also cheaper than the iPad mini.
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