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Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0
16 GBApple iPad mini 2
Wi-Fi Only 32 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 67.1 | 73.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.2.2, 4.1.2 | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2013-02-24 | 2013-10-22 |
| 8.30 x 5.35 x 0.31 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| 11.92 ounces | 11.68 ounces |
| -- | Black, Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 285.00 | $ 255.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 Quad (Exynos 4412) chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE and GPRS |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 4 | 6.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.48 | 7.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad mini 2 has a general score of 73.2, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy Note 8.0's score of 67.1. The Apple iPad mini 2 has iOS 8.x OS, while Galaxy Note 8.0 counts with Android 4.4.2 OS. Apple iPad mini 2 is a a little bit lighter and just a little bit thinner tablet than the Galaxy Note 8.0, even though they were only released 8 months apart.
The iPad mini 2 counts with a much sharper screen than Galaxy Note 8.0, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a way higher pixel number per inch in the screen and a lot higher resolution of 1536 x 2048px. Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 features a little bit better memory capacity to install games and applications than Apple iPad mini 2, because although it has 0 less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD memory slot that allows a maximum of 64 GB.
Galaxy Note 8.0 and Apple iPad mini 2 feature incredibly similar CPUs, because although the Apple iPad mini 2 has an inferior number of cores and they are also slower, a smaller amount of RAM and a weaker graphics processing unit working at 600 MHz, it also counts with a 64-bits CPU. IPad mini 2 takes much clearer photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0, and although they both have the same resolution back-facing camera, the iPad mini 2 also has a lot better 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality.
The Apple iPad mini 2 features a very superior battery performance than Galaxy Note 8.0, because it has a 41 percent greater battery size.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, the iPad mini 2 is also cheaper, which makes this tablet an easy choice.
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