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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5
32 GBSM-T805
| Global Score | |
| 74.3 | 65 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4.2 | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2014-06-12 | 2021-09-24 |
| 9.74 x 6.98 x 0.26 inches | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 16.47 ounces | 10.34 ounces |
| Black and White | Pink, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 189.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2266 x 1488 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 288 pixels per inch | 327 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset | Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | -- |
| ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.82 | 5.85 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.48 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G) and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7900mAh Battery | 5078mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.88 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has a score of 74.3, which is better than the iPad mini (6th Gen)'s overall score of 65. The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 comes with Android 4.4.2 operating system, and iPad mini (6th Gen) counts with iPadOS 15.x operating system. Even being the best in this comparison, we must highlight that it's also a notably older, just a bit thicker and a lot heavier tablet.
The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 features a very superior processing power than iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has a higher number of cores. The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 features a bit sharper screen than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), because although it has a little less pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a little bit higher resolution of 1600 x 2560 and a bigger display.
The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 counts with a bit more memory to install applications and games than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), because although it has only 32 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 128 GB. The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 counts with a much better battery performance than iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has a 56 percent greater battery size.
Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) counts with a greater camera than Galaxy Tab S 10.5, because it has a camera in the back with way more MP and a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
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