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| Global Score | |
| 68.3 | 85.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | iPadOS 13.x |
| 2018-09-20 | 2019-03-18 |
| 8.13 x 4.99 x 0.35 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches |
| 12.64 ounces | 10.87 ounces |
| Black | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 250.00 | $ 679.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| TFT | 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 MSM8917 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 | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.44 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.20 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 |
| 8.03 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 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
Apple iPad mini (2019) has a global score of 85.9, which is a lot better than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018)'s 68.3 overall score. Apple iPad mini (2019) comes with iPadOS 13.x operating system, while Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) counts with Android 8.1 Oreo operating system. Even though Apple iPad mini (2019) and the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) were released only a couple months apart, Apple iPad mini (2019) is lighter and incredibly thinner.
The Apple iPad mini (2019) counts with an incredibly better looking display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a much greater display pixels density and a lot higher resolution of 1536 x 2048px. The Apple iPad mini (2019) counts with a very superior storage for games and applications than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with more internal memory.
IPad mini (2019) features a much powerful CPU than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because it has a 64 bits processing unit, a larger number of faster cores and a greater amount of RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) and iPad mini (2019) feature very similar battery durations, although the iPad mini (2019) also has a 5058mAh battery capacity against 5000mAh.
The Apple iPad mini (2019) features a superior camera than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because although it has a smaller camera aperture, and they both have the same video resolution, the Apple iPad mini (2019) also counts with a lot more MP back camera and better video frame rates.
The iPad mini (2019) costs a lot more money than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), but it's still a great deal, as you can get a much better tablet for that extra money.
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