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| Global Score | |
| 78.8 | 63.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| -- | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2018-08-10 | -- |
| 9.81 x 6.47 x 0.28 inches | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 17.04 ounces | 10.48 ounces |
| Black and Gray | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Glass | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 307.00 | $ 499.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2266 x 1488 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 288 pixels per inch | 327 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Apple A17 pro (3 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | -- |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Apple GPU 6-core GPU |
| 9.27 | 5.85 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.34 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | -- |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | -- |
| 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 |
| 9.57 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Dual SIM |
| 5 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.48 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 is much better than iPad mini (A17 Pro), having a 78.8 score against 63.3. Despite being the best in this review, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 construction is somewhat thicker and extremely heavier than the iPad mini (A17 Pro). The Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 features a very superior performance than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro), because it has a greater number of cores.
Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) features a bit sharper screen than Galaxy Tab S4, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1488 x 2266 pixels and a lot smaller display, it also counts with a quite higher display pixels density. The Galaxy Tab S4 has just a bit better camera than iPad mini (A17 Pro), because although it has worse 30 fps video frame rates, and they both have the same (4K) video definition, the Galaxy Tab S4 also counts with a camera in the back with more mega pixels.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 has more memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro), because although it has just 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 400 GB. Galaxy Tab S4 counts with a way better battery lifetime than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro).
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 is also a bargain compared to the other tablets.
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