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Apple iPad mini
Verizon and SprintA1455
| Global Score | |
| 68.1 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 13, 12 |
| 0000-00-00 | 2022-02-25 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches | 6.51 x 9.99 x 0.25 inches |
| 11.01 ounces | 17.74 ounces |
| Black and White | Graphite, Pink Gold and Silver |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 281.00 | $ 699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 11 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LTPS |
| 162 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 8.01 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 15.42 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 7 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 8000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 8.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 is much better than iPad mini, having a 76.7 score against 68.1. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 body is way heavier but somewhat thinner than the iPad mini. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 counts with Android 13 operating system, and iPad mini comes with iOS 8.x operating system. IPad mini has a much better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab S8, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and 6 lesser cpu cores , it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor.
The iPad mini features a little bit better looking screen than Galaxy Tab S8, although it has a lot lower resolution of 768 x 1024 pixels, a much worse screen density and a much smaller screen. Galaxy Tab S8 has a much greater storage capacity for applications and games than Apple iPad mini, because it has an external memory card slot that allows up to 1 TB and 128 GB internal memory.
The Galaxy Tab S8 has a way better battery life than Apple iPad mini, because it has an 80 percent greater battery size. Galaxy Tab S8 counts with just a bit better camera than iPad mini, because it has a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a much more mega pixels back camera.
Although Galaxy Tab S8 is a better device, it is way more expensive than Apple iPad mini, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the Apple iPad mini. So if you need that extra specs, you can buy Galaxy Tab S8, but if you don't you can save some money and get the Apple iPad mini, resigning some features and specifications.
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