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| Global Score | |
| 65 | 68.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 15.x | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2021-09-24 | 2018-09-20 |
| 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches | 8.13 x 4.99 x 0.35 inches |
| 10.34 ounces | 12.64 ounces |
| Pink, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Black |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| -- | $ 250.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.3 inches | 8 inches |
| 2266 x 1488 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 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 MSM8917 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 | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 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 | 8.03 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10 | 5.5 |
| 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
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) has a score of 68.3, which is just a bit better than iPad mini (6th Gen)'s 65 global score. Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) counts with Android 8.1 Oreo OS, and iPad mini (6th Gen) counts with iPadOS 15.x OS. Despite being the best tablet in our current comparison, the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) design is noticeably older, incredibly thicker and somewhat heavier than iPad mini (6th Gen).
The iPad mini (6th Gen) counts with a much more vibrant display than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because it has a lot higher resolution of 1488 x 2266, a little bigger display and a lot better pixels density. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) has a way better processing power than iPad mini (6th Gen), although it has an inferior number of cores.
The iPad mini (6th Gen) features a greater camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because it has a bigger aperture for better low light photography and videos, a back camera with lot more megapixels and a much better (4K) video resolution. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) has a way bigger storage for applications and games than iPad mini (6th Gen), because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 400 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) has a battery lifetime that is very similar to the Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) one, although the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) has a 2% lower battery capacity.
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