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| Global Score | |
| 73.8 | 74.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| 2015-07-20 | 2015-09-09 |
| 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.22 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches |
| 13.83 ounces | 10.72 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 535.00 | $ 529.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset | Apple A8 APL1011 (20 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Typhoon, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (825 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP6 GPU | PowerVR Series 6XT GX6450 GPU |
| 8.28 | 8.37 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.49 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5870mAh Battery | 5124mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.44 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad mini 4 has a general score of 74.6, which is a little bit better than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch's global score of 73.8. The Apple iPad mini 4 design is way lighter but a little thicker than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, and both of them were released with only a few months difference. The iPad mini 4 features a bit superior processor than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with more CPU cores.
Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch counts with just a bit better looking screen than iPad mini 4, because although it has a little worse quantity of pixels per display inch, and they both have the same resolution of 2048 x 1536, the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch also counts with a bigger screen. Apple iPad mini 4 counts with a little bit better storage capacity for applications and games than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
The Apple iPad mini 4 shoots way better pictures and videos than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch. They have the same resolution back facing camera, the same video frame rate and the same (Full HD) video definition. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch features a little better battery performance than iPad mini 4, because it has a 15% more battery size.
The iPad mini 4 not only is the best tablets between the ones we are comparing, but it's also cheap compared to the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, making it an easy choice.
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