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| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 65.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 13.x | Android 9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat |
| 2019-03-18 | 2017-10-10 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches |
| 10.87 ounces | 12.84 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 679.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 8 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 308 GPU |
| 10.35 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 7.48 |
| 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 | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5058mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad mini (2019) has an overall score of 85.9, which is much better than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017)'s global score of 65.7. The Apple iPad mini (2019) comes with iPadOS 13.x OS, while Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) works with Android 9.0 Pie OS. Apple iPad mini (2019) is a newer tablet, and it is also extremely thinner and lighter than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017).
The iPad mini (2019) features a much sharper screen than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a way better resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels and a way better display pixels density. The iPad mini (2019) features much more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory.
Apple iPad mini (2019) has a much better processing power than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has more RAM, a larger number of cores (and faster) and a 64 bits processor. The Apple iPad mini (2019) shoots slightly better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has a much tinier aperture which is not recommended for low-light photography, and they both have the same video resolution and a camera in the back with an 8 mega-pixels resolution, the Apple iPad mini (2019) also counts with better video frame rates.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017)'s battery life is very similar to the battery performance in iPad mini (2019), although the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has a 1 percent lower battery capacity.
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