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| Global Score | |
| 63.3 | 68.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 18.x | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| -- | 2018-09-20 |
| 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches | 8.13 x 4.99 x 0.35 inches |
| 10.48 ounces | 12.64 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Black |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| $ 499.00 | $ 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 A17 pro (3 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| -- | 2 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 6-core GPU | Adreno 308 GPU |
| 5.85 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | 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 | -- |
| 8.91 | 8.03 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| 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) has a global score of 68.3, which is slightly better than the iPad mini (A17 Pro)'s 63.3 global score. Despite being the best tablet device we are comparing here, the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) is a notably thicker and somewhat heavier tablet device than iPad mini (A17 Pro). Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) works with Android 8.1 Oreo operating system, and iPad mini (A17 Pro) works with iPadOS 18.x operating system.
IPad mini (A17 Pro) has a much sharper screen than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because it has a much better display density, a lot higher resolution of 1488 x 2266px and a bit bigger screen. The Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) features a bit bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage capacity.
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) counts with a very superior processor than iPad mini (A17 Pro), although it has a lower number of cores. The Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) captures much better photographs and videos than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because it has a much better video quality and a much better resolution back facing camera.
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) features a very superior battery lifetime than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro).
Even being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing here, Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) is also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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