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| Global Score | |
| 65.7 | 61 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2017-10-10 | -- |
| 8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches | -- |
| 12.84 ounces | -- |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| 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 A16 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 | Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has a general score of 65.7, which is slightly better than the Apple iPad mini (7th Gen)'s global score of 61. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) works with Android 9.0 Pie OS, while Apple iPad mini (7th Gen) comes with iPadOS 15.x OS. The iPad mini (7th Gen) counts with a lot better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a little bigger display, a much higher resolution of 1488 x 2266 pixels and way more pixels per inch of screen.
The iPad mini (7th Gen) has a bit more storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory capacity. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has a much faster processing unit than Apple iPad mini (7th Gen), although it has a lower number of cores.
IPad mini (7th Gen) has a better camera than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a bigger diafragm aperture to take better low-light photos, a way more MP back camera and a much better video resolution. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has a superior battery life than Apple iPad mini (7th Gen).
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