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Samsung Ativ Tab
64 GBP8510
Apple iPad mini
Verizon and SprintA1455
| Global Score | |
| 66.7 | 68.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Windows RT | iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2012-08-29 | 0000-00-00 |
| 10.46 x 6.62 x 0.35 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches |
| 20.11 ounces | 11.01 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| $ 650.00 | $ 281.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1366 x 768 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 155 pixels per inch | 162 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus APQ8060A chipset | Apple A5 chipset |
| Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (500 MHz) RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU | PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.01 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.46 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8200mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.12 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad mini has a global score of 68.1, which is a bit better than the Samsung Ativ Tab's overall score of 66.7. The Apple iPad mini comes with iOS 8.x OS, and Samsung Ativ Tab counts with Windows RT OS. Apple iPad mini is a thinner and incredibly lighter tablet than Samsung Ativ Tab. The Samsung Ativ Tab has a little bit better processing power than iPad mini, and although they both have a 400 MHz GPU and the same number of cores, the Samsung Ativ Tab also has more RAM memory.
The iPad mini has a bit sharper display than Samsung Ativ Tab, because although it has a really smaller display and a quite lower resolution of 768 x 1024, it also counts with a quite greater pixels density. The iPad mini counts with a greater camera than Samsung Ativ Tab, and although they both have a 5 mega pixels camera in the back, the iPad mini also has a way higher (Full HD) video definition.
Samsung Ativ Tab counts with a way bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPad mini, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Samsung Ativ Tab also has a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 64 GB. The Samsung Ativ Tab has a way better battery duration than iPad mini, because it has 8200mAh of battery capacity instead of 4440mAh.
The Apple iPad mini is not only the best devices between the ones we are comparing, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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