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| Global Score | |
| 65 | 70.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 15.x | Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2021-09-24 | 2016-06-01 |
| 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches | 10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches |
| 10.34 ounces | 18.52 ounces |
| Pink, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.3 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 2266 x 1488 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super PLS LCD |
| 327 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| -- | 2 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-T830 MP2 GPU |
| 5.85 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 7.16 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5078mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 7300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has a score of 70.2, which is a bit better than the Apple iPad mini (6th Gen)'s overall score of 65. Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) works with Android 8.1 Oreo OS, and Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) counts with iPadOS 15.x OS. Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) is better than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), we must tell that it's also a lot older, much thicker and notably heavier.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) counts with an extremely better CPU than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has a greater number of cores. Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) counts with a more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with more pixels per display inch and a higher 1488 x 2266 resolution.
IPad mini (6th Gen) features just a bit bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage capacity. Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) counts with a better camera than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because it has a larger aperture, a back-facing camera with lot more mega pixels and a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) counts with a much longer battery lifetime than iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has a 44 percent bigger battery size.
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