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Apple iPad mini
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| Global Score | |
| 79 | 68.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 10 | iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2020-09-28 | 0000-00-00 |
| 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches |
| 15.03 ounces | 11.01 ounces |
| Black | Black and White |
| Plastic | Aluminium |
| $ 490.00 | $ 281.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 162 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.5 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset | Apple A5 chipset |
| Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP18 GPU | PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 9.45 | 8.01 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.02 | 7.7 |
| 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+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.32 |
| 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
Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a score of 79, which is much better than iPad mini's general score of 68.1. Although it's the best tablet device in our current comparison, Galaxy Tab Active 3's design is much heavier and extremely thicker than iPad mini. The Galaxy Tab Active 3 works with Android 10 operating system, while iPad mini works with iOS 8.x operating system.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 features just a bit better display than Apple iPad mini, because it has a way better resolution of 1200 x 1920px, a bit larger display and much more pixels per display inch. Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a much greater memory to install applications and games than iPad mini, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory, the Galaxy Tab Active 3 also has a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 1 TB.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a greater hardware performance than iPad mini, because although it has doesn't have a GPU, it also counts with 6 more processing cores and a larger amount of RAM memory. Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a little longer battery lifetime than Apple iPad mini, because it has a 5050mAh battery size instead of 4440mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 has just a bit better camera than Apple iPad mini, because it has a camera in the back with lot more megapixels and a much better video definition.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 costs a lot more money than Apple iPad mini, but it's still a convenient choice, as you can get a better tablet for that extra money.
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