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| Global Score | |
| 65 | 69 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 15.x | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2021-09-24 | 2019-07-05 |
| 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches | 8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 10.34 ounces | 12.17 ounces |
| Pink, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Black and Silver |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum |
| 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 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 SDM429 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 1950 MHz) processor |
| -- | 2 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 504 GPU |
| 5.85 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.80 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 | 7.37 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 10 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5078mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.88 |
| 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 (2019) is a little bit better than the iPad mini (6th Gen), having a 69 score against 65. Even though Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) is better than the iPad mini (6th Gen), it must be told that it is also much older, somewhat thicker and heavier. Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) counts with Android 11 OS, while iPad mini (6th Gen) comes with iPadOS 15.x OS.
IPad mini (6th Gen) features a way better screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has a much higher resolution of 1488 x 2266, a much higher display density and a little bit larger screen. Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) counts with much more memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), because although it has less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD memory slot that allows up to 512 GB.
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) counts with a very superior performance than iPad mini (6th Gen), although it has an inferior number of cores (but faster). The iPad mini (6th Gen) counts with a lot better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has a much better 12 MP resolution back camera and a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) counts with just a bit longer battery lifetime than iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has a 0% larger battery size.
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