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Apple iPad mini
Verizon and SprintA1455
| Global Score | |
| 73.6 | 68.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| -- | iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2015-09-03 | 0000-00-00 |
| 7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches |
| 9.59 ounces | 11.01 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| Metal | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 281.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 320 pixels per inch | 162 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset | Apple A5 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP6 GPU | PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 9 | 8.01 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 5.7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch is a bit better than iPad mini, having a 73.6 score against 68.1. The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch is a extremely thinner and somewhat lighter tablet than iPad mini. Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch features a more powerful processor than iPad mini, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processor, it also counts with a higher number of cores and more RAM memory.
Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch counts with a bit more vivid screen than Apple iPad mini, because it has a way greater pixels number per inch of screen, a lot better resolution of 1536 x 2048 and a little larger screen. The Apple iPad mini counts with a greater camera than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, although it has a lot lower 1920x1080 video definition and a lot less mega pixels back-facing camera.
Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch counts with a much better memory to install applications and games than Apple iPad mini, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal storage, the Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch also has a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 128 GB. IPad mini features just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because it has an 11% greater battery capacity.
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