iPad Mini 3 Vs Nexus 9 Vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4: Hardware, Camera, Battery, Display, Os, And Prices Showdown! Which Device Is The Best Purchase?
Which of these devices is the best purchase? The iPad Mini 3, the Nexus 9, or the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4.
In terms of display, the iPad Mini 3 has a 7.9 inch screen with a resolution of 2048 x 1536. The Nexus 9 comes with the same resolution of 2048 x 1536, but for a bigger screen that measures no less than 8.9 inches. The Nexus 9 has the biggest screen out of the three, while the iPad has the smallest. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 offers an 8.4 inch display a resolution of 2560 x 1600.
In terms of hardware and OS, the iPad Mini 3 comes with 1 GB of RAM to assure a smooth navigation and transition between screens. It also features the Apple A7 processing unit, which is a dual core chip clocked at 1.3 GHz. The Nexus 9 comes with the Tegra K1 processor from NVIDIA. It features 2 GB, topping the iPad in this category. The 3 GB of RAM and Exynos 5 processor is present in the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4. All three devices offer 16 GB, while the Nexus 9 also offers a 32 GB variant, the Apple iPad Mini 3 comes in two other variants, which are the 64 and 128 GB options.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 and the Google Nexus 9 have the same operating system, as they both operate under Google’s Android OS. The iPad Mini 3 on the other hand comes with Apple’s homemade iOS.
For battery and camera specs, the iPad Mini 3 faces competition from the 6700 mAh battery unit featured in the Nexus 9 and the 4900 mAh unit of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4.
The camera on the iPad Mini 3 features 5 MP, and falls behind the other two devices which offer 8 MP each when it comes to the rear camera. The FaceTime HD front facing camera experience of the iPad Mini 3 has to face the 1.6 MP and 2.1 MP front facing shooters of the Nexus 9 and Galaxy Tab S 8.4 respectively.
The Nexus 9 is around $400, while the iPad Mini 3 is at $380, and the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is about $300.
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