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| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 64.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 13.x | Android 13 |
| 2019-03-18 | 2023-07-26 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 10.01 x 63.21 x 0.23 inches |
| 10.87 ounces | 17.57 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Beige and Graphite |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 679.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 11 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | -- |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 2.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 10.35 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 15.42 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 32.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 8.91 | 7.04 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5058mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 8400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 9.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini (2019) has a score of 85.9, which is much better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9's score of 64.1. IPad mini (2019) counts with iPadOS 13.x operating system, and Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 has Android 13 operating system. The iPad mini (2019) body is much lighter than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, but it's a little bit thicker and was released many years before.
The iPad mini (2019) features a much powerful processing unit than Galaxy Tab S9, because although it has 5 GB less RAM, and they both have the same number of cores, the iPad mini (2019) also counts with a 64-bit processing unit. IPad mini (2019) counts with a way better looking screen than Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a really smaller screen.
Apple iPad mini (2019) shoots a lot better videos and photos than Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a way worse 8 mega pixels resolution camera. Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 counts with a greater memory capacity to install games and applications than iPad mini (2019), because although it has less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 1 TB.
Galaxy Tab S9 counts with a really longer battery lifetime than iPad mini (2019), because it has a 66% larger battery size.
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