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| Global Score | |
| 68.6 | 72 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.2.2 | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2013-06-03 | 2013-10-22 |
| 8.26 x 4.87 x 0.29 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| 11.08 ounces | 11.68 ounces |
| -- | Black, Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| $ 305.00 | $ 275.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| Super Clear LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.9 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 Dual chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.56 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE and GPRS |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4450mAh Battery | 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 42 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.32 | 7.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad mini 2 has a general score of 72, which is a bit better than Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch's 68.6 global score. The Apple iPad mini 2 comes with iOS 8.x OS, while Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch works with Android 4.2.2 OS. Even though the Apple iPad mini 2 is a better tablet than the Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, we must highlight that it is also a just a bit heavier and a little bit thicker tablet.
IPad mini 2 features a lot better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a much higher display density and a lot better resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels. The Apple iPad mini 2 counts with a bit faster processor than Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, because although it has a worse GPU and lesser RAM memory, and they both have the same number of cores, the Apple iPad mini 2 also counts with a 64 bits processing unit.
The iPad mini 2 takes better videos and photos than Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, and although they both have the same resolution camera, the iPad mini 2 also has a lot higher 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition. Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch has a very superior storage capacity for games and applications than Apple iPad mini 2, because it has more internal storage capacity and a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 64 GB.
The iPad mini 2 counts with a much better battery performance than Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, because it has 6471mAh of battery capacity against 4450mAh.
The iPad mini 2 not only is the best tablets of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also cheap compared to the other tablet.
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