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| Global Score | |
| 60.4 | 61 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 5.1 Lollipop | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2016-04-01 | -- |
| 7.36 x 4.28 x 0.34 inches | -- |
| 9.98 ounces | -- |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| -- | 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 A16 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 | Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad mini (7th Gen) has an overall score of 61, which is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016)'s global score of 60.4. Apple iPad mini (7th Gen) has iPadOS 15.x operating system, while Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) has Android 5.1 Lollipop operating system. The Apple iPad mini (7th Gen) body is lighter and thinner than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016).
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) has a much more powerful CPU than iPad mini (7th Gen), although it has lesser cores (but faster). The iPad mini (7th Gen) counts with a better screen than Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a way higher 1488 x 2266 resolution, a much higher pixel count per inch in the display and a bigger screen.
The iPad mini (7th Gen) has a much greater memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy Tab A (2016), because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory. Galaxy Tab A (2016) features a much better battery life than iPad mini (7th Gen). IPad mini (7th Gen) counts with a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a much more megapixels back facing camera and a way better (4K) video quality.
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