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| Global Score | |
| 65 | 74.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 15.x | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2021-09-24 | 2020-04-27 |
| 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches | 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches |
| 10.34 ounces | 10.90 ounces |
| Pink, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Mocha |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.3 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 2266 x 1488 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 327 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7904 chipset |
| processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| -- | 3 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 5.85 | 8.91 |
| 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 + 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 | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5078mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a global score of 74.6, which is better than iPad mini (6th Gen)'s general score of 65. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is an older, somewhat thicker and just a little bit heavier tablet than iPad mini (6th Gen). The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, while iPad mini (6th Gen) has iPadOS 15.x operating system.
The iPad mini (6th Gen) counts with a better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 1488 x 2266px and a little bit higher pixels quantity in each inch in the display. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a much better performance than iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has a larger number of cores (and also faster).
The iPad mini (6th Gen) shoots much clearer photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because it has a larger aperture for better captures and video in poorly lited situations, a way higher resolution camera and a way higher (4K) video quality. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a much better storage capacity to store more apps and games than iPad mini (6th Gen), because although it has only 32 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external memory slot that supports up to 512 GB.
IPad mini (6th Gen) and Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) both count with extremely similar batteries, although the Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a 2% smaller battery capacity.
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