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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 74.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 9.x | Android 11 |
| 2015-09-09 | 2021-06-18 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 10.72 ounces | 12.91 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Grey and Silver |
| Aluminum | Metal and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 288.00 | $ 160.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 8.7 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 1340 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 324 pixels per inch | 179 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8 chipset | Mediatek Helio P22T MT8768T chipset |
| Typhoon ARMv8-A, 64-bit (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GX6450 GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.12 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.47 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5124mAh Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini 4 is slightly better than the Galaxy Tab A7 Lite, having a 75.6 score against 74.2. IPad mini 4 has iOS 9.x operating system, while Galaxy Tab A7 Lite counts with Android 11 operating system. The iPad mini 4 design is much thinner and somewhat lighter than Galaxy Tab A7 Lite, despite of the fact that it was released many years before.
The Apple iPad mini 4 features a much better display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a way higher resolution of 2048 x 1536px and a lot more pixels per display inch. The Galaxy Tab A7 Lite features a faster processor than iPad mini 4, because it has more RAM and 7 more processing cores.
Galaxy Tab A7 Lite features a greater storage capacity for applications and games than iPad mini 4, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 1 TB. The Apple iPad mini 4 has a bit better camera than Galaxy Tab A7 Lite, although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is worse for taking pictures or video in poorly lited environments, they both have a 8 mega-pixels camera in the back, the same 1920x1080 video quality and the same video frame rates.
The Galaxy Tab A7 Lite's battery performance is very similar to the Apple iPad mini 4 one, although the Galaxy Tab A7 Lite has just 5100mAh battery capacity against 5124mAh.
Although iPad mini 4 is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Galaxy Tab A7 Lite, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the Galaxy Tab A7 Lite. So if you need that extra features, you can buy iPad mini 4, otherwise you can save some dollars and get the Galaxy Tab A7 Lite, giving up some specs and features.
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