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| Global Score | |
| 61 | 74.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 15.x | Android 9.0 Pie |
| -- | 2020-04-27 |
| -- | 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches |
| -- | 10.90 ounces |
| -- | 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 A16 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 | |
| Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | 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) is a lot better than Apple iPad mini (7th Gen), having a overall score of 74.6 against 61. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with Android 9.0 Pie OS, and Apple iPad mini (7th Gen) has iPadOS 15.x OS. The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a much better hardware performance than Apple iPad mini (7th Gen), because it has a larger number of faster cores.
The iPad mini (7th Gen) counts with a brighter screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a little bit higher quantity of pixels in each display inch and a better 1488 x 2266 resolution. Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with a much better storage capacity for games and applications than iPad mini (7th Gen), because although it has 0 less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 512 GB.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a way better battery lifetime than Apple iPad mini (7th Gen). The iPad mini (7th Gen) takes much better photographs and videos than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because it has a camera in the back with much more megapixels, a bigger diafragm aperture to take better captures in poorly lited situations and a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
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