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| Global Score | |
| 74 | 63.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| -- | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2015-09-03 | -- |
| 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.22 inches | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 13.83 ounces | 10.48 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Metal | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 499.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2266 x 1488 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 327 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset | Apple A17 pro (3 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | -- |
| Mali-T760 MP6 GPU | Apple GPU 6-core GPU |
| 9 | 5.85 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 6.38 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Dual SIM |
| 5.7 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5870mAh Battery | Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.44 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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 S2 9.7-inch is better than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro), getting a 74 score against 63.3. Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch is a much heavier but thinner tablet than the Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro). Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch counts with a way better hardware performance than iPad mini (A17 Pro), because it has a larger number of cores.
The iPad mini (A17 Pro) has a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a bit higher 1488 x 2266 pixels resolution and a bit greater quantity of pixels in each inch of display. Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) shoots much clearer photos and videos than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because it has a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a camera with way more mega pixels.
Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) features slightly more memory capacity for applications and games than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch has a much longer battery duration than iPad mini (A17 Pro).
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