Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 60.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 13.x | Android 7.1 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow, 5.0 Lollipop |
| 2019-03-18 | 2015-05-02 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 9.55 x 6.57 x 0.29 inches |
| 10.87 ounces | 15.84 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 679.00 | $ 160.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 324 pixels per inch | 132 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 5.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 306 GPU |
| 10.35 | 8.1 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 32.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5058mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini (2019) is way better than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7, getting a score of 85.9 against 60.5. The iPad mini (2019) is a a lot newer tablet, and it is also thinner and incredibly lighter than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7. IPad mini (2019) comes with iPadOS 13.x OS, and Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 counts with Android 7.1 Nougat OS.
Apple iPad mini (2019) has an incredibly better display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a much higher pixels count per inch in the display and a much better 1536 x 2048 pixels resolution. The iPad mini (2019) has a lot bigger storage to store more games and applications than Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 240 GB more internal memory capacity.
Apple iPad mini (2019) features a much better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because it has a greater number of cores, a 64-bit CPU and a larger amount of RAM memory. The Galaxy Tab A 9.7 features improved battery performance than Apple iPad mini (2019), because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity.
Apple iPad mini (2019) counts with a very superior camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because it has a back-facing camera with much more MP and a way better (Full HD) video definition.
The Apple iPad mini (2019) is a lot more expensive than Galaxy Tab A 9.7, but it's still a good choice, because you can get a much better tablet for that extra money.
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