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Apple iPad mini
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| Global Score | |
| 68.1 | 64.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 13 |
| 0000-00-00 | 2023-07-26 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches | 10.01 x 63.21 x 0.23 inches |
| 11.01 ounces | 17.57 ounces |
| Black and White | Beige and Graphite |
| Aluminium | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 281.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 11 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 162 pixels per inch | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 2.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 8.01 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 15.42 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.92 | 7.04 |
| 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 | 8400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 9.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, with a 68.1 score against 64.1. IPad mini is a thicker but a lot lighter tablet than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9. The iPad mini counts with iOS 8.x OS, and Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 works with Android 13 OS. IPad mini counts with an incredibly better screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a much smaller screen.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 has a way bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than iPad mini, because it has 128 GB internal storage and an external SD slot that supports up to 1 TB. The Apple iPad mini features a much more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and less processing cores (although faster), it also counts with an extra graphics processing unit.
Galaxy Tab S9 counts with a superior battery lifetime than iPad mini, because it has an 8400mAh battery size instead of 4440mAh. IPad mini captures better pictures and videos than Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a back facing camera with much less megapixels.
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