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| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 62.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 13.x | Android 11 |
| 2019-03-18 | 2022-01-13 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches |
| 10.87 ounces | 17.92 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Gray, Pink Gold and Silver |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 679.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 324 pixels per inch | 210 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 6.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Mali G52 MP2 GPU |
| 10.35 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.12 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 32.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 8.91 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5058mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 7040mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini (2019) is much better than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, having a general score of 85.9 against 62.6. IPad mini (2019)'s design is somewhat thinner and way lighter than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, although it was released 3 years before. The iPad mini (2019) counts with iPadOS 13.x operating system, and Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 has Android 11 operating system.
IPad mini (2019) has a much better screen than Galaxy Tab A8, because although it has a much smaller display, it also counts with a lot higher display density and a higher resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels. The Apple iPad mini (2019) counts with more memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
The Apple iPad mini (2019) counts with a way better processing power than Galaxy Tab A8, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit and the same RAM amount, the Apple iPad mini (2019) also has a 64 bits processing unit. The Apple iPad mini (2019) captures much better videos and photos than Galaxy Tab A8. Both have a same resolution camera in the back.
Galaxy Tab A8 features a very superior battery performance than Apple iPad mini (2019), because it has 7040mAh of battery capacity instead of 5058mAh.
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