Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 65.7 | 85.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat | iPadOS 13.x |
| 2017-10-10 | 2019-03-18 |
| 8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches |
| 12.84 ounces | 10.87 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 679.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.5 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 308 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 8.28 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.48 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 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 |
| 8.47 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5058mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 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 iPad mini (2019) is way better than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), getting an 85.9 score against 65.7. The iPad mini (2019) is a newer tablet device, and it's also notably thinner and somewhat lighter than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017). The iPad mini (2019) works with iPadOS 13.x operating system, while Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has Android 9.0 Pie operating system.
The iPad mini (2019) has a much powerful CPU than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a 64 bits processing unit, more cpu cores and a greater amount of RAM. The Apple iPad mini (2019) counts with a lot better looking display than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a much higher quantity of pixels per inch of screen and a way better 1536 x 2048 resolution.
The iPad mini (2019) counts with a very superior storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory. Apple iPad mini (2019) shoots just a bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has a way tinier diafragm aperture, and they both have the same (Full HD) video definition and the same resolution back facing camera, the Apple iPad mini (2019) also counts with better 120 fps video frame rate.
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) and Apple iPad mini (2019) feature extremely similar batteries duration, although the Apple iPad mini (2019) also has a 1 percent larger battery capacity.
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