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| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 13.x | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-03-18 | 2018-08-24 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches |
| 10.87 ounces | 18.84 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Aluminum | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 679.00 | $ 450.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 324 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 10.35 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 32.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5058mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 7300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini (2019) has a score of 85.9, which is better than the Galaxy Tab A 10.5's general score of 74.5. IPad mini (2019) has iPadOS 13.x OS, and Galaxy Tab A 10.5 works with Android 9.0 Pie OS. IPad mini (2019)'s design is noticeably thinner and much lighter than the Galaxy Tab A 10.5, even when both of them were released only 7 months apart.
IPad mini (2019) counts with a quite superior hardware performance than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, and although they both have the same number of cores and the same RAM amount, the iPad mini (2019) also has a 64-bit processor. The Apple iPad mini (2019) has a brighter display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because although it has a way smaller screen, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1536 x 2048px and a better display density.
IPad mini (2019) has a bit better camera than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because although it has a way tinier camera aperture, and they both have the same (Full HD) video definition and a back facing camera with an 8 MP resolution, the iPad mini (2019) also counts with higher video frame rate. The Apple iPad mini (2019) counts with a much greater memory to install applications and games than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity.
Galaxy Tab A 10.5 features a much longer battery lifetime than iPad mini (2019), because it has 7300mAh of battery capacity against 5058mAh.
IPad mini (2019) costs a lot more money than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, but you can get a better tablet for that few more dollars.
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