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Samsung Galaxy Tab Active
LTESM-T365
Apple iPad mini 3
16 GBA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 67 | 72.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4 | iOS 8.x |
| 2014-09-04 | 2014-10-16 |
| 8.39 x 4.97 x 0.38 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| 13.86 ounces | 12.03 ounces |
| -- | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 515.00 | $ 325.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.4 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 8026 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 3.10 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 32.00mm focal length |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4450mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 6350mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 31 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.32 | 7.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad mini 3 has a general score of 72.3, which is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active's overall score of 67. The Apple iPad mini 3 is a somewhat lighter and noticeably thinner tablet device than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active, although both were released with only 1 months difference. Apple iPad mini 3 comes with iOS 8.x OS, and Samsung Galaxy Tab Active comes with Android 4.4 OS.
Apple iPad mini 3 has a sharper display than Galaxy Tab Active, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a much higher resolution of 1536 x 2048 and a lot higher screen pixel density. The Apple iPad mini 3 features a bit more powerful processor than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active, because although it has an inferior number of cores (but faster) and 512 MB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits processor and a faster graphics processing unit.
Apple iPad mini 3 counts with a very superior camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active, because it has a back-facing camera with much more megapixels and a way better 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution. Galaxy Tab Active counts with a superior memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than iPad mini 3, and although they both have exactly the same 16 GB internal storage capacity, the Galaxy Tab Active also has an external SD slot that supports a maximum of 64 GB.
The Apple iPad mini 3 counts with a much better battery duration than Galaxy Tab Active, because it has 6350mAh of battery capacity.
Despite of being the best tablet in this comparison, the Apple iPad mini 3 is also a bargain compared to the other tablets, which makes this tablet a no doubt choice.
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