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Apple iPad mini
Wi-Fi Only 16 GBSamsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
32 GBSM-T705
| Global Score | |
| 65 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 4.4.2 |
| 0000-00-00 | 2014-06-12 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches | 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches |
| 10.86 ounces | 10.51 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and White |
| Aluminium | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 285.00 | $ 166.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 1600 x 2560 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 162 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU |
| 8.01 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 8.12 |
| 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 | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.8 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4900mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 29 hours talk time |
| 6.32 | 6.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is better than iPad mini, with a general score of 74.5 against 65. Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with Android 4.4.2 operating system, and iPad mini has iOS 8.x operating system. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 construction is a little bit thinner and just a bit lighter than iPad mini.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a much more vibrant display than iPad mini, because it has a way better pixels quantity per inch in the display, a much higher 2560 x 1600 resolution and a bit larger display. Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a quite better hardware performance than Apple iPad mini, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processor, it also counts with a greater number of cores and 2,5 GB more RAM memory.
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features much more memory to store more games and applications than iPad mini, because it has an external memory card slot that admits up to 128 GB and 32 GB internal memory. The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a little better battery duration than iPad mini, because it has 4900mAh of battery capacity.
The iPad mini captures a bit better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4, although it has a worse video definition and a much worse resolution back-facing camera.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing here, Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is also very cheap compared to the other tablets, making it very easy to pick between these tablets.
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