Global Score | |
75.2 | 75 |
Basic Information | |
Samsung | Apple |
Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
2017-03-24 | 2013-10-22 |
9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
15.13 ounces | 12.03 ounces |
Black and Silver | Black, Gray and White |
Glass | Aluminium |
$ 240.00 | $ 250.00 |
Display / Screen | |
9.7 inches | 7.9 inches |
2048 x 1536 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
264 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
7.2 | 8.5 |
Performance | |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
4 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
Adreno 530 GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
8.91 | 9.18 |
Storage | |
32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
8.88 | 7.7 |
Camera | |
13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
f/1.90 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
27.00mm focal length | 33.00mm focal length |
3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
9.35 | 7.92 |
Networks | |
Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
-- | Nano SIM |
5.6 | 6.7 |
Battery Life | |
6000mAh Battery | 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
7.52 | 7.92 |
Other Features | |
Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
GPS | GPS |
Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 is a bit better than iPad mini 2, getting a overall score of 75.2 against 75. Samsung Galaxy Tab S3's construction is noticeably newer and notably thinner, but a lot heavier than the iPad mini 2. Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 works with Android 9.0 Pie OS, and iPad mini 2 comes with iOS 8.x OS.
IPad mini 2 counts with a bit faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has an inferior number of slower cores and 3 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with a 64-bits CPU and a graphics processing unit. The iPad mini 2 counts with a much better screen than Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has a little smaller screen, and they both have an equal 1536 x 2048 resolution, the iPad mini 2 also counts with a quite better screen pixels density.
Galaxy Tab S3 has more storage capacity to store more games and applications than Apple iPad mini 2, because although it has just 32 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 256 GB. The iPad mini 2 has a little better battery life than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, because it has an 8% larger battery capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 captures much better photos and videos than iPad mini 2, because it has a lot bigger aperture to take better low-light images, a way higher resolution back camera and a lot higher (4K) video resolution.
Even being the best tablet in our comparison, Galaxy Tab S3 is also a bit cheaper.
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