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Samsung Galaxy Tab Active
Wi-Fi OnlySM-T360
Apple iPad mini 3
16 GBA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 66.9 | 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 |
| 13.00 ounces | 12.03 ounces |
| -- | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| $ 370.00 | $ 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, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.9 | 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 iPad mini 3 has a general score of 72.3, which is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active's 66.9 score. Even though iPad mini 3 and Samsung Galaxy Tab Active were released only a couple months apart, iPad mini 3 is thinner and just a little lighter. IPad mini 3 counts with iOS 8.x operating system, while Samsung Galaxy Tab Active comes with Android 4.4 operating system.
Apple iPad mini 3 features a little better performance than Galaxy Tab Active, because although it has a lower number of cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit and a faster 600 MHz graphics processing unit. Apple iPad mini 3 features a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a lot better 1536 x 2048px resolution and a lot better display pixels density.
The Apple iPad mini 3 features a lot better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active, because it has a lot better video definition and a lot more mega pixels back facing camera. Galaxy Tab Active has a way bigger storage to store more apps and games than Apple iPad mini 3, and although they both have the same 16 GB internal memory, the Galaxy Tab Active also has an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 64 GB.
The iPad mini 3 features a way better battery duration than Galaxy Tab Active, because it has a 43% larger battery capacity.
In addition to being the best tablet in our comparison, the iPad mini 3 is also cheaper than the Galaxy Tab Active.
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