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Apple iPad mini 3
128 GBA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 79 | 77.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 10 | iOS 8.x |
| 2020-09-28 | 2014-10-16 |
| 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 | Gold and Gray |
| Plastic | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 490.00 | $ 460.00 |
| 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 |
| -- | 32.00mm 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 | 6350mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 7.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | 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 3's 77.5 general score. Galaxy Tab Active 3 comes with Android 10 OS, and iPad mini 3 counts with iOS 8.x OS. Galaxy Tab Active 3's body is notably newer than the iPad mini 3's, although it's notably thicker and somewhat heavier.
IPad mini 3 has a more vivid display than Galaxy Tab Active 3, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a bit higher 1536 x 2048 resolution and a quite higher pixels density. Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with just a bit better hardware performance than iPad mini 3, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processor and a 32-bit CPU against 64-bits, it also counts with 6 more cores and a greater amount of RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a superior storage capacity to store more games and applications than Apple iPad mini 3, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 1 TB. IPad mini 3 has improved battery life than Galaxy Tab Active 3, because it has a 26 percent greater battery size.
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 features just a bit better camera than Apple iPad mini 3, because it has a way more megapixels back facing camera and a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 costs a little more money than the iPad mini 3, but you can get a better tablet for that few more dollars.
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