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Apple iPad mini
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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 68.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| Chrome OS | iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2018-11-22 | 0000-00-00 |
| 11.45 x 7.95 x 0.28 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches |
| 25.79 ounces | 11.01 ounces |
| Blue | Black and White |
| Aluminum | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1599.00 | $ 281.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.3 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2000 x 3000 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 293 pixels per inch | 162 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core-i7 8500Y chipset | Apple A5 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 16 GB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU | PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.01 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | 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 |
| 8.47 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel Slate has a score of 79.3, which is better than the Apple iPad mini's global score of 68.1. Google Pixel Slate comes with Chrome OS OS, and Apple iPad mini comes with iOS 8.x OS. Google Pixel Slate is a noticeably heavier device than Apple iPad mini, but both of them are 0.28inches thick.
Google Pixel Slate has a bit sharper display than iPad mini, because it has a much better resolution of 3000 x 2000 pixels, a lot more pixels per inch in the display and a much larger screen. Google Pixel Slate features a little faster processor than iPad mini, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, and they both have a Dual-Core processor, the Google Pixel Slate also counts with more RAM.
The Google Pixel Slate takes a little bit better pictures and videos than Apple iPad mini, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same video quality, the Google Pixel Slate also has a way better resolution back camera and a way larger diafragm aperture.
The Google Pixel Slate has much more memory capacity to store more apps and games than iPad mini, because it has 256 GB internal storage. IPad mini features a superior battery life than Google Pixel Slate.
Although Google Pixel Slate is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than iPad mini, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as the iPad mini. If you want to save a few dollars, you can buy iPad mini, and give up a couple features, but you will get the most with your savings.
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