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Apple iPad mini 3
128 GBA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 64.9 | 77.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 5.1 Lollipop | iOS 8.x |
| 2016-02-18 | 2014-10-16 |
| 8.35 x 4.96 x 0.35 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| 12.67 ounces | 12.03 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 460.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.4 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.1 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | 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 |
| 7.7 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6350mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 7.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini 3 is much better than Samsung Galaxy Tab E 8.0, with a 77.5 score against 64.9. The iPad mini 3 construction is thinner and a little lighter than Samsung Galaxy Tab E 8.0, despite of the fact that it was released about 16 months before. The iPad mini 3 counts with iOS 8.x OS, and Samsung Galaxy Tab E 8.0 comes with Android 5.1 Lollipop OS.
The Apple iPad mini 3 features a much better screen than Galaxy Tab E 8.0, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better pixel number per screen inch and a way better resolution of 1536 x 2048. Apple iPad mini 3 has a quite superior hardware performance than Galaxy Tab E 8.0, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and an inferior number of cores (although they are faster), it also counts with an additional graphics processing unit and a 64-bits processing unit.
Apple iPad mini 3 features a much better storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy Tab E 8.0, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 112 GB more internal storage capacity. The iPad mini 3 takes a bit better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy Tab E 8.0, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not recommended for low light captures and videos, and they both have a 5 megapixels resolution back camera, the iPad mini 3 also counts with a lot better video resolution.
Apple iPad mini 3 features improved battery life than Samsung Galaxy Tab E 8.0, because it has a 6350mAh battery size.
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