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Apple iPad mini
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| Global Score | |
| 78.8 | 68.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| -- | iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2018-08-10 | 0000-00-00 |
| 9.81 x 6.47 x 0.28 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches |
| 17.04 ounces | 11.01 ounces |
| Black and Gray | Black and White |
| Glass | Aluminium |
| $ 307.00 | $ 281.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 288 pixels per inch | 162 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.5 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Apple A5 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.01 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.34 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 33.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.57 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 5 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.48 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S4 is better than the iPad mini, getting a general score of 78.8 against 68.1. The Galaxy Tab S4 body has the same thickness than iPad mini, but it's much heavier. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 counts with a quite superior processing power than Apple iPad mini, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, it also counts with 6 more cores and 3,5 GB more RAM memory.
Galaxy Tab S4 has a little sharper display than iPad mini, because it has a lot better number of pixels per inch of display, a much larger screen and a lot higher 1600 x 2560 pixels resolution. The Galaxy Tab S4 has a much better camera than iPad mini, because it has a much better 3840x2160 video resolution, a back-facing camera with a way higher 13 mega-pixels resolution and a way bigger aperture to take better low-light photos and videos.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 features a lot bigger storage to store more apps and games than iPad mini, and although they both have the same internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 also has an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 400 GB. The Galaxy Tab S4 has a really longer battery lifetime than iPad mini, because it has 7300mAh of battery capacity against 4440mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 is a bit more expensive than the iPad mini, but it's still a convenient choice, because you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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