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| Global Score | |
| 65 | 62.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 15.x | Android 11 |
| 2021-09-24 | 2022-01-13 |
| 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches | 9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches |
| 10.34 ounces | 17.92 ounces |
| Pink, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Gray, Pink Gold and Silver |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.3 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 2266 x 1488 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 327 pixels per inch | 210 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 6.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm) chipset |
| processor | processor |
| -- | 3 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali G52 MP2 GPU |
| 5.85 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.12 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 10 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5078mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 7040mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini (6th Gen) has an overall score of 65, which is just a bit better than Galaxy Tab A8's score of 62.6. IPad mini (6th Gen) counts with iPadOS 15.x OS, and Galaxy Tab A8 counts with Android 11 OS. Although the iPad mini (6th Gen) and the Galaxy Tab A8 were released with only 4 months difference, the iPad mini (6th Gen) is a little bit thinner and much lighter.
IPad mini (6th Gen) features a much better screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, because although it has a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a higher 1488 x 2266 resolution and a way greater screen density. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 features much more storage for games and applications than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), because although it has only 32 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 1 TB.
Galaxy Tab A8 counts with just a little better performance than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has a greater number of cores. The iPad mini (6th Gen) captures much clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy Tab A8, because it has a back camera with much more MP. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 features a much better battery lifetime than iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has a 39 percent larger battery capacity.
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