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| Global Score | |
| 61 | 60.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 15.x | Android 5.1 Lollipop |
| -- | 2016-04-01 |
| -- | 7.36 x 4.28 x 0.34 inches |
| -- | 9.98 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| -- | $ 150.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.3 inches | 7 inches |
| 2266 x 1488 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 327 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A16 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A7, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| -- | 1,5 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-T720 GPU |
| 5.85 | 8.19 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 6.06 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 6.71 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 10 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini (7th Gen) has a global score of 61, which is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016)'s 60.4 overall score. The iPad mini (7th Gen) construction is lighter and notably thinner than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016). The iPad mini (7th Gen) has iPadOS 15.x OS, while Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) counts with Android 5.1 Lollipop OS.
The Galaxy Tab A (2016) has a very superior processing power than iPad mini (7th Gen), although it has 2 less CPU cores (although faster). The iPad mini (7th Gen) counts with a more vivid display than Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has way more pixels per inch in the screen, a larger display and a much better 1488 x 2266 resolution.
IPad mini (7th Gen) features a very superior storage capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy Tab A (2016), because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 56 GB more internal memory capacity. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) counts with a really longer battery life than iPad mini (7th Gen).
The iPad mini (7th Gen) counts with a way better camera than Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a way better 3840x2160 video quality and a camera in the back with much more mega-pixels.
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