Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 75.2 | 65 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2017-03-24 | 2021-09-24 |
| 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 15.13 ounces | 10.34 ounces |
| Black and Silver | Pink, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Glass | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 240.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| 7.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | -- |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.91 | 5.85 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.35 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.6 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 5078mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 is much better than iPad mini (6th Gen), having a 75.2 score against 65. Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 comes with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, while iPad mini (6th Gen) has iPadOS 15.x operating system. Even though Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 is much older and much heavier than the iPad mini (6th Gen), it's body is still just a little bit thinner.
Galaxy Tab S3 counts with a much more powerful processing unit than iPad mini (6th Gen), although it has an inferior number of cores. Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) counts with a sharper display than Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a bit better count of pixels in each inch of screen and a little higher resolution of 1488 x 2266px.
Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) shoots a bit better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has a worse 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a back camera with less mega pixels, it also counts with a larger aperture for better low-light photography and videos. Galaxy Tab S3 counts with more storage capacity to install applications and games than iPad mini (6th Gen), because although it has just 32 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 256 GB.
The Galaxy Tab S3 counts with greater battery lifetime than iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has an 18 percent greater battery capacity.
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