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| Global Score | |
| 65.7 | 63.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2017-10-10 | -- |
| 8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 12.84 ounces | 10.48 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Metal | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| -- | $ 499.00 |
| 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 A17 pro (3 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | -- |
| Adreno 308 GPU | Apple GPU 6-core GPU |
| 8.28 | 5.85 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.48 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.90 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 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 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) is a bit better than the Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro), with a 65.7 score against 63.3. Even being the best in this comparison, the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) construction is notably thicker and somewhat heavier than the Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro). Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) comes with Android 9.0 Pie OS, while Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) works with iPadOS 18.x OS.
Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) features a way better looking display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a much greater number of pixels per screen inch, a little bit bigger display and a lot better 1488 x 2266 resolution. IPad mini (A17 Pro) features a very superior storage capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with more internal storage.
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) counts with a very superior processing power than iPad mini (A17 Pro), although it has an inferior number of cores. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has a way better battery performance than iPad mini (A17 Pro). IPad mini (A17 Pro) counts with a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a way higher 3840x2160 video quality and a much more mega-pixels camera in the back.
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