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| Global Score | |
| 79 | 85.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 10 | iPadOS 13.x |
| 2020-09-28 | 2019-03-18 |
| 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches |
| 15.03 ounces | 10.87 ounces |
| Black | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| Plastic | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 490.00 | $ 679.00 |
| 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 |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset |
| Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP18 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.45 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.02 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 32.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.36 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5058mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini (2019) has a general score of 85.9, which is a little bit better than Galaxy Tab Active 3's general score of 79. IPad mini (2019) has iPadOS 13.x OS, while Galaxy Tab Active 3 comes with Android 10 OS. The iPad mini (2019) is an older tablet than Galaxy Tab Active 3, but Apple was able to build it way lighter and way thinner.
Apple iPad mini (2019) counts with a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3, because although it has 1 GB less RAM memory, and they both have 8 cores, the Apple iPad mini (2019) also counts with a 64-bit CPU. The iPad mini (2019) has a little bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a quite better 1536 x 2048 resolution and a just a bit higher pixels amount in each inch in the display.
The Apple iPad mini (2019) features a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3, although it has a much worse 1920x1080 video resolution and a back-facing camera with much less mega-pixels. IPad mini (2019) features a slightly better memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Tab Active 3, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory.
IPad mini (2019) has a battery life that is just as good as the battery lifetime in Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3, although the iPad mini (2019) also has a 0 percent larger battery capacity.
The iPad mini (2019) costs more money than the Galaxy Tab Active 3, but you can get a better tablet for that few extra dollars.
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