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| Global Score | |
| 65 | 65.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 15.x | Android 9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat |
| 2021-09-24 | 2017-10-10 |
| 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches | 8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches |
| 10.34 ounces | 12.84 ounces |
| Pink, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.3 inches | 8 inches |
| 2266 x 1488 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 327 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| -- | 2 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 308 GPU |
| 5.85 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 7.48 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 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 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5078mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) is just a bit better than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), having a score of 65.7 against 65. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) counts with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, and Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) has iPadOS 15.x operating system. Even being the best in this comparison review, Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) is an extremely older, incredibly thicker and somewhat heavier portable tablet than the Apple iPad mini (6th Gen).
IPad mini (6th Gen) has a much sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a way higher 1488 x 2266px resolution, a much higher display pixel density and a bit bigger screen. Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) counts with a much faster processing unit than iPad mini (6th Gen), although it has an inferior number of cores.
IPad mini (6th Gen) counts with a better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a camera in the back with way more megapixels, a bigger camera aperture and a much higher video resolution. IPad mini (6th Gen) features just a bit bigger memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with more internal memory.
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) and Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) count with incredibly similar battery durations, although the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has just 5000mAh battery size.
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