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| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 63.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2018-08-24 | -- |
| 10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 18.84 ounces | 10.48 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 450.00 | $ 499.00 |
| 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 A17 pro (3 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | -- |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Apple GPU 6-core GPU |
| 8.91 | 5.85 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.44 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.90 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 | 8.91 |
| 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 | Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.48 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 is better than the iPad mini (A17 Pro), getting a 74.5 score against 63.3. The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has Android 9.0 Pie operating system, and iPad mini (A17 Pro) has iPadOS 18.x operating system. Although it's the best in this comparison, the Galaxy Tab A 10.5 is a thicker and incredibly heavier tablet than iPad mini (A17 Pro).
The Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) features a sharper screen than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because although it has a much smaller screen, it also counts with a better 1488 x 2266 pixels resolution and a lot higher screen pixels density. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 features a much greater processing power than iPad mini (A17 Pro), because it has 2 more CPU cores.
Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) counts with a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because it has a way better video resolution and a camera with lot more MP. Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) features a little bit better storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory.
Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a superior battery duration than iPad mini (A17 Pro).
Galaxy Tab A 10.5 is not only the best tablets of the ones we compare here, but it's also cheaper than the iPad mini (A17 Pro).
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