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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 74.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.3 | -- |
| 2013-09-04 | 2015-09-09 |
| 9.57 x 6.75 x 0.31 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches |
| 19.29 ounces | 10.72 ounces |
| Black and White | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 549.00 | $ 529.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| Super Clear LCD | IPS LCD |
| 299 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa chipset | Apple A8 APL1011 (20 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Typhoon, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T628 MP6 (600 MHz) GPU | PowerVR Series 6XT GX6450 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.37 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.49 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8220mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5124mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 43 hours talk time | -- |
| 9.12 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini 4 has a general score of 74.6, which is slightly better than the Samsung GALAXY Note 10.1 (2014 Edition)'s score of 74.1. The iPad mini 4 design is notably newer, much lighter and much thinner than the Samsung GALAXY Note 10.1 (2014 Edition). GALAXY Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) has a bit better processing unit than iPad mini 4, because it has a higher number of cores, 1 GB more RAM and a graphics processing unit.
GALAXY Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) counts with a better screen than Apple iPad mini 4, because although it has a little less pixels per screen inch, it also counts with a slightly better 1600 x 2560px resolution and a larger screen. The iPad mini 4 features a very superior storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung GALAXY Note 10.1 (2014 Edition), because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
The GALAXY Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) counts with a way better battery duration than Apple iPad mini 4, because it has an 8220mAh battery capacity against 5124mAh. Apple iPad mini 4 shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Samsung GALAXY Note 10.1 (2014 Edition). Both of them have the same video definition, the same video frame rate and a back facing camera with an 8 mega-pixels resolution.
Despite of being the best tablet in this comparison, iPad mini 4 is also cheap compared to the Samsung GALAXY Note 10.1 (2014 Edition), making this tablet an easy choice.
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