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| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 74.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 13.x | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-03-18 | 2020-04-27 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches |
| 10.87 ounces | 10.90 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Mocha |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 679.00 | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 324 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7904 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 10.35 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 9.84 |
| 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 | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5058mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad mini (2019) is much better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), with an 85.9 score against 74.6. The Apple iPad mini (2019) is an older portable tablet than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), but Apple managed to build it a little bit lighter and somewhat thinner anyway. The Apple iPad mini (2019) comes with iPadOS 13.x operating system, and Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with Android 9.0 Pie operating system.
Apple iPad mini (2019) has a greater performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), and although they both have the same number of cores and a 3 GB RAM memory, the Apple iPad mini (2019) also has a 64-bits processor. IPad mini (2019) counts with a more vivid display than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels and a just a bit higher pixels density.
Apple iPad mini (2019) features just a bit better camera than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has a much tinier camera aperture which is not so good for shooting images and video in low-light situations, and they both have the same resolution back camera and the same (Full HD) video quality, the Apple iPad mini (2019) also counts with higher 120 fps video frame rates.
The Apple iPad mini (2019) features a much better storage capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with more internal memory. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with a battery performance that is very similar to the battery performance in Apple iPad mini (2019), although the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a 1% lower battery capacity.
Although iPad mini (2019) is a better device, it costs a lot more than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020). So if you need that extra features, you can buy the iPad mini (2019), else you can save some dollars and get the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), resigning a couple specifications.
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