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| Global Score | |
| 61 | 68.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 15.x | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| -- | 2018-09-20 |
| -- | 8.13 x 4.99 x 0.35 inches |
| -- | 12.64 ounces |
| -- | 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 A16 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 | |
| Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | 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) is better than Apple iPad mini (7th Gen), with a 68.3 score against 61. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) comes with Android 8.1 Oreo operating system, while Apple iPad mini (7th Gen) has iPadOS 15.x operating system. IPad mini (7th Gen) has a much sharper display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because it has a little bit bigger screen, a lot better 1488 x 2266 pixels resolution and a lot greater count of pixels per inch in the display.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) features a much greater memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPad mini (7th Gen), because although it has just 32 GB internal storage, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that supports up to 400 GB. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) features a much greater processing power than Apple iPad mini (7th Gen), although it has lesser cpu cores.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) has a really longer battery duration than iPad mini (7th Gen). Apple iPad mini (7th Gen) captures way better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because it has a bigger aperture to take better captures and videos in poorly lited environments, a way better (4K) video definition and a lot more mega pixels camera.
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