Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 65.7 | 65 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2017-10-10 | 2021-09-24 |
| 8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 12.84 ounces | 10.34 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Pink, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Metal | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2266 x 1488 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 327 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.5 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 chipset | Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | -- |
| Adreno 308 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.28 | 5.85 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.48 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 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 |
| 8.47 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5078mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) is a little bit better than the iPad mini (6th Gen), getting a overall score of 65.7 against 65. Even being the best we are comparing here, we must note that it's also incredibly older, extremely thicker and heavier. Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) comes with Android 9.0 Pie OS, and iPad mini (6th Gen) has iPadOS 15.x OS.
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has a much more powerful processor than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), although it has lesser processing cores. IPad mini (6th Gen) has a much more vibrant display than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a little bigger display, a lot greater amount of pixels per inch of screen and a lot better 1488 x 2266 resolution.
IPad mini (6th Gen) has slightly more memory for apps and games than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 48 GB more internal memory. The iPad mini (6th Gen) has a battery life that's just as good as the battery duration in Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), although the iPad mini (6th Gen) also has a 2 percent larger battery size.
The iPad mini (6th Gen) has a superior camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a way better 3840x2160 video quality, a bigger aperture to take better low light photography and video and a camera in the back with a much better resolution.
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