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Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1
64 GBApple iPad mini 2
16 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 66.3 | 72.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4, 4.1.2, 4.1, 4.0 | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2012-02-27 | 2013-10-22 |
| 10.31 x 7.09 x 0.35 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| 21.16 ounces | 12.03 ounces |
| -- | Black, Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| $ 435.00 | $ 425.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| Super PLS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 149 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.28 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.02 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 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 |
| 5.5 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.32 | 7.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad mini 2 has a global score of 72.1, which is a bit better than Galaxy Note 10.1's global score of 66.3. The Apple iPad mini 2 body is newer, lighter and thinner than the Galaxy Note 10.1. Apple iPad mini 2 counts with iOS 8.x OS, while Galaxy Note 10.1 has Android 4.4 OS. The iPad mini 2 has a superior processor than Galaxy Note 10.1, because although it has a lower amount of RAM and a lower number of cores and also slower, it also counts with an extra graphics processor and a 64-bit processing unit.
IPad mini 2 has a lot better screen than Galaxy Note 10.1, because although it has a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a way better resolution of 1536 x 2048 and a lot better quantity of pixels per inch of display. IPad mini 2 takes much better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, and although they both have a 5 mega pixels resolution camera in the back, the iPad mini 2 also has a way better 1920x1080 video quality.
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 features a much greater memory capacity for games and applications than iPad mini 2, because it has 64 GB internal storage and a SD card slot that allows up to 32 GB. The Galaxy Note 10.1 counts with just a bit longer battery lifetime than iPad mini 2, because it has 7000mAh of battery capacity.
IPad mini 2 is not only the best tablets of the ones we are comparing, but it's also cheaper than the Galaxy Note 10.1, which makes it easy to pick between these tablets.
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