Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 70.2 | 85.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | iPadOS 13.x |
| 2016-06-01 | 2019-03-18 |
| 10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches |
| 18.52 ounces | 10.87 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 679.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| Super PLS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 224 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 8.73 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.16 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 32.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.36 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7300mAh Battery | 5058mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.48 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad mini (2019) is way better than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), with a general score of 85.9 against 70.2. The Apple iPad mini (2019) design is notably newer, incredibly lighter and extremely thinner than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016). The Apple iPad mini (2019) works with iPadOS 13.x OS, while Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) works with Android 8.1 Oreo OS.
The Apple iPad mini (2019) counts with a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has a much smaller screen, it also counts with a quite better 1536 x 2048 resolution and a higher pixels density. Apple iPad mini (2019) has a better performing processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Apple iPad mini (2019) also has 1 GB more RAM and a 64 bits CPU.
IPad mini (2019) has a much better storage capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with more internal storage. The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) features a really longer battery performance than Apple iPad mini (2019), because it has a 44 percent larger battery capacity.
IPad mini (2019) has a little bit better camera than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has a much tinier aperture which is worse for shooting photographs or videos in low light situations, and they both have the same (Full HD) video definition and the same resolution camera in the back, the iPad mini (2019) also counts with better 120 frames per second video frame rates.
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