Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 59.6 | 65.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Lenovo | Apple |
| Android 4.4 | iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2014-09-03 | 0000-00-00 |
| -- | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches |
| 10.55 ounces | 11.01 ounces |
| Black, Blue, White and Yellow | Black and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| $ 249.00 | $ 235.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 162 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom chipset | Apple A5 chipset |
| Z3745 (Quad-Core 1860 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics GPU | PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 8.64 | 8.01 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 4.4 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.60 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.37 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 4.8 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4290mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.16 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Compass | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini is a bit better than the Lenovo Tab S8-50, having a score of 65.2 against 59.6. The iPad mini comes with iOS 8.x operating system, while Lenovo Tab S8-50 comes with Android 4.4 operating system. The Lenovo Tab S8-50 counts with a little bit better performance than iPad mini, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, it also counts with more RAM and a larger number of cores (and also faster).
The Lenovo Tab S8-50 features a much better display than iPad mini, because it has a quite larger display, a lot higher resolution of 1920 x 1200 and a lot more pixels per inch of display. The Apple iPad mini's memory to install games and applications is very similar to Lenovo Tab S8-50's one, and although the Apple iPad mini has no slot for SD memory cards, they both have exactly the same internal storage.
The Apple iPad mini counts with a bit better battery duration than Lenovo Tab S8-50, because it has a 4440mAh battery size instead of 4290mAh. The iPad mini features just a bit better camera than Lenovo Tab S8-50, although it has a smaller aperture and a camera in the back with way less mega-pixels resolution.
Even being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing here, the Apple iPad mini is also cheap compared to the other tablet.
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