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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 9.x | Android 12 |
| 2015-09-09 | -- |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 12.85 x 8.21 x 0.22 inches |
| 10.72 ounces | -- |
| Gold and Gray | -- |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 288.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 14.6 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2600 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | 209 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 6.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| Typhoon ARMv8-A, 64-bit (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GX6450 GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 8.19 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.29 inches (1/3.4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.47 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5124mAh Battery | 11200mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 10.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra has a global score of 75.8, which is slightly better than iPad mini 4's global score of 75.6. Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra is a extremely lighter and just a bit thinner tablet than the iPad mini 4. Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra comes with Android 12 operating system, while iPad mini 4 has iOS 9.x operating system.
The iPad mini 4 has a very superior CPU than Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, although it has a lower amount of RAM and lesser cores (although they are faster). The iPad mini 4 features a much sharper display than Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, because although it has a way smaller screen and a little lower resolution of 2048 x 1536, it also counts with a way better pixels amount per inch in the screen.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra and iPad mini 4 feature extremely similar memory to install games and applications, they have the same internal storage capacity. Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra features a really longer battery performance than Apple iPad mini 4, because it has a 119 percent larger battery capacity.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra captures better photographs and videos than Apple iPad mini 4, because it has a larger aperture to capture better low-light photos and videos, a way better resolution back facing camera and a lot higher video resolution.
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