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Samsung Galaxy Tab Active
LTESM-T365
Apple iPad mini 3
16 GB Wi-Fi OnlyA1600, 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 | 11.68 ounces |
| -- | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 515.00 | $ 345.00 |
| 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, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS and CDMA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.6 |
| 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 is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active, with a 72.3 score against 67. The Apple iPad mini 3 body is lighter and way thinner than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active, even when both of them were released with only 1 months difference. The Apple iPad mini 3 works with iOS 8.x operating system, and Samsung Galaxy Tab Active has Android 4.4 operating system.
IPad mini 3 has a bit faster CPU than Galaxy Tab Active, because although it has 512 MB less RAM and less cores , it also counts with a much better graphics co-processor running at 600 megahertz and a 64-bit CPU. The Apple iPad mini 3 has a more vivid screen than Galaxy Tab Active, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot better resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels and a lot better display density.
IPad mini 3 features a very superior camera than Galaxy Tab Active, because it has a lot better video resolution and a back-facing camera with lot more MP. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active counts with a much greater storage to store more games and applications than Apple iPad mini 3, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active also has a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 64 GB.
The iPad mini 3 features a way better battery life than Galaxy Tab Active, because it has a 6350mAh battery size instead of 4450mAh.
In addition to being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing, Apple iPad mini 3 is also very cheap compared to the other tablets.
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