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Apple iPad mini
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| Global Score | |
| 68.1 | 62.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 11 |
| 0000-00-00 | 2022-01-13 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches | 9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches |
| 11.01 ounces | 17.92 ounces |
| Black and White | Gray, Pink Gold and Silver |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 281.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 162 pixels per inch | 210 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 6.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Mali G52 MP2 GPU |
| 8.01 | 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 | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.92 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 7 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 7040mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, with a 68.1 score against 62.6. The iPad mini works with iOS 8.x operating system, and Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 has Android 11 operating system. The iPad mini is a just a little bit thicker but lighter tablet than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8.
The Apple iPad mini features a way better performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, because although it has an inferior number of cores (but faster) and 2,5 GB less RAM memory, it also counts with an additional graphics processing unit. Apple iPad mini counts with a better screen than Galaxy Tab A8, although it has a really smaller screen, a lot worse resolution of 768 x 1024 pixels and a just a little lower display density.
The iPad mini features a lot better camera than Galaxy Tab A8, although it has a much worse resolution back-facing camera. Galaxy Tab A8 features a way bigger memory to store more games and applications than iPad mini, because although it has just 32 GB internal storage, it also counts with an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 1 TB.
The Galaxy Tab A8 features a much better battery life than iPad mini, because it has a 59 percent more battery capacity.
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