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Apple iPad mini 3
128 GBA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 65.7 | 77.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat | iOS 8.x |
| 2017-10-10 | 2014-10-16 |
| 8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| 12.84 ounces | 12.03 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold and Gray |
| Metal | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 460.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.5 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Adreno 308 GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.28 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.48 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 32.00mm 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, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6350mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 7.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad mini 3 is much better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), getting a general score of 77.5 against 65.7. The Apple iPad mini 3 has iOS 8.x operating system, while Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) comes with Android 9.0 Pie operating system. Despite of the fact that the Apple iPad mini 3 is notably older than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), it's construction is thinner and a little lighter.
Apple iPad mini 3 has a quite superior performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has an inferior number of slower cores and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with an additional GPU and a 64-bits processing unit. The iPad mini 3 counts with an incredibly better looking display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a way higher pixels count per inch in the screen and a much better 1536 x 2048 resolution.
The iPad mini 3 features a lot bigger storage for games and applications than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with more internal storage. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) features a bit better camera than Apple iPad mini 3, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same (Full HD) video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) also has a lot larger diafragm aperture to take better low light captures and video and a back-facing camera with a much higher 8 megapixels resolution.
Apple iPad mini 3 has better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has 6350mAh of battery capacity instead of 5000mAh.
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