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| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 73.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 13.x | -- |
| 2019-03-18 | 2015-09-03 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 inches |
| 10.87 ounces | 9.59 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | -- |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 679.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 8 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | 320 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 10.35 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 32.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5058mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad mini (2019) has a global score of 85.9, which is much better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch's 73.6 general score. Apple iPad mini (2019)'s body is way newer than the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch's, but it is a bit thicker and somewhat heavier. The Apple iPad mini (2019) counts with a faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, and although they both have the same RAM memory amount and 8 cores, the Apple iPad mini (2019) also has a 64 bits processing unit.
The Apple iPad mini (2019) features a bit sharper display than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because although it has a bit smaller display, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels, the Apple iPad mini (2019) also counts with a quite greater display pixel density. IPad mini (2019) features a way bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage.
Apple iPad mini (2019) features a much better camera than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch. Both have the same (Full HD) video resolution, a camera with an 8 megapixels resolution and the same video frame rate. IPad mini (2019) has superior battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because it has a 26% larger battery size.
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