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| Global Score | |
| 60.4 | 65 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 5.1 Lollipop | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2016-04-01 | 2021-09-24 |
| 7.36 x 4.28 x 0.34 inches | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 9.98 ounces | 10.34 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Pink, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 150.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 1280 x 800 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 |
| 6.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475 chipset | Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | -- |
| Mali-T720 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.19 | 5.85 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.06 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 6.71 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5078mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini (6th Gen) is a bit better than the Galaxy Tab A (2016), getting a general score of 65 against 60.4. The iPad mini (6th Gen) body is noticeably newer and incredibly thinner than Galaxy Tab A (2016)'s, although it's just a little heavier. The iPad mini (6th Gen) has iPadOS 15.x OS, and Galaxy Tab A (2016) counts with Android 5.1 Lollipop OS.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) features a much better performing processing unit than iPad mini (6th Gen), although it has an inferior number of cores. The iPad mini (6th Gen) has a much better display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a lot more pixels per screen inch, a bigger display and a way better 1488 x 2266 resolution.
Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) counts with a lot bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage capacity. Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) counts with a greater camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a way better resolution camera in the back and a much better (4K) video quality.
The iPad mini (6th Gen) features longer battery life than Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a 27% more battery capacity.
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