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| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 65 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2018-08-24 | 2021-09-24 |
| 10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 18.84 ounces | 10.34 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Pink, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 450.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2266 x 1488 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 327 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset | Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | -- |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.91 | 5.85 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.44 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.36 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5078mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.48 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 is better than the iPad mini (6th Gen), having a 74.5 score against 65. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 is a older, extremely heavier and somewhat thicker tablet than iPad mini (6th Gen). Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 works with Android 9.0 Pie OS, and iPad mini (6th Gen) counts with iPadOS 15.x OS.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a much faster processing unit than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has a greater number of cores. The Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) has a brighter display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because although it has a really smaller screen, it also counts with a lot higher pixel density and a better resolution of 1488 x 2266.
IPad mini (6th Gen) counts with a better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because it has a larger aperture for better low light captures and videos, a back-facing camera with lot more megapixels and a lot higher (4K) video quality. Galaxy Tab A 10.5 counts with much more memory capacity for apps and games than iPad mini (6th Gen), because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 400 GB.
The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 counts with a really longer battery life than iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has 7300mAh of battery capacity.
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