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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 62.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 9.x | Android 11 |
| 2015-09-09 | 2022-01-13 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches |
| 10.72 ounces | 17.92 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Gray, Pink Gold and Silver |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 288.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 324 pixels per inch | 210 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 6.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8 chipset | Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm) chipset |
| Typhoon ARMv8-A, 64-bit (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GX6450 GPU | Mali G52 MP2 GPU |
| 8.19 | 6.03 |
| 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 + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.47 | 6.49 |
| 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 | -- |
| 6.7 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5124mAh Battery | 7040mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini 4 has an overall score of 75.6, which is way better than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8's 62.6 general score. The iPad mini 4 is an incredibly older device than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, but Apple was able to build it somewhat thinner and extremely lighter anyway. The iPad mini 4 has iOS 9.x OS, while Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 works with Android 11 OS.
IPad mini 4 features a way better screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, because although it has a way smaller display, it also counts with a way higher pixels count per inch of display and a better 2048 x 1536 pixels resolution. The Galaxy Tab A8 features more storage to store more games and applications than iPad mini 4, because although it has less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 1 TB.
The Apple iPad mini 4 features a much faster processor than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, although it has less processing cores and a lower amount of RAM. Galaxy Tab A8 has a way better battery performance than iPad mini 4, because it has a 37 percent larger battery capacity. Apple iPad mini 4 takes much clearer videos and photos than Galaxy Tab A8. Both of them have a back camera with an 8 mega-pixels.
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