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Apple iPad mini 2
128 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 79 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 10 | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2020-09-28 | 2013-10-22 |
| 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| 15.03 ounces | 12.03 ounces |
| Black | Black, Gray and White |
| Plastic | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 490.00 | $ 549.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.5 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP18 GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.36 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 7.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a score of 79, which is just a bit better than the iPad mini 2's general score of 77.2. The Galaxy Tab Active 3 is a way newer tablet than the iPad mini 2, but it's heavier and thicker. Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with Android 10 operating system, and iPad mini 2 works with iOS 8.x operating system.
The iPad mini 2 has a more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a bit higher resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels and a little bit better display pixels density. The Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a little better performance than iPad mini 2, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit and a 32 bits CPU against 64-bits, it also counts with a larger number of cores and a higher amount of RAM memory.
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a lot bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than iPad mini 2, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 1 TB. IPad mini 2 counts with greater battery duration than Galaxy Tab Active 3, because it has 6471mAh of battery capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 shoots just a bit better photos and videos than iPad mini 2, because it has a back-facing camera with way more mega pixels and a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
Despite of being the best tablet in this comparison, Galaxy Tab Active 3 is also cheaper than the other tablet.
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