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Apple iPad mini 3
128 GBA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 78.6 | 77.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | iOS 8.x |
| 2019-04-26 | 2014-10-16 |
| 9.65 x 6.30 x 0.22 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| 14.11 ounces | 12.03 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Silver | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 316.00 | $ 460.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 288 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.4 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A75 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Adreno 615 GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 32.00mm focal length |
| 0.29 inches (1/3.4") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7040mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6350mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.32 | 7.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e has a general score of 78.6, which is just a bit better than the iPad mini 3's general score of 77.5. Although Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e is somewhat heavier than the iPad mini 3, it's noticeably thinner and much newer. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e works with Android 10 OS, and iPad mini 3 counts with iOS 8.x OS.
IPad mini 3 features a sharper display than Galaxy Tab S5e, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a quite greater screen pixels density. IPad mini 3 has a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and a lower number of cores, it also counts with an extra graphics processor and a 64 bits processing unit.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e shoots much better pictures and videos than iPad mini 3, because it has a bigger camera aperture to capture better photography and video in low-light situations, a lot better video definition and a back-facing camera with a much higher 13 mega-pixels resolution. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e features a much better storage for applications and games than iPad mini 3, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e also has a SD extension slot that allows up to 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e counts with just a little better battery life than iPad mini 3, because it has a 7040mAh battery capacity.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing here, Galaxy Tab S5e is also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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