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| Global Score | |
| 69 | 85.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | iPadOS 13.x |
| 2019-07-05 | 2019-03-18 |
| 8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches |
| 12.17 ounces | 10.87 ounces |
| Black and Silver | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 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 |
| 6.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 SDM429 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 1950 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 504 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 8.73 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.84 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| -- | 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 |
| 7.37 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G) | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.4 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Battery | 5058mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 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 much better than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), with an 85.9 score against 69. The iPad mini (2019) counts with iPadOS 13.x operating system, while Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) has Android 11 operating system. IPad mini (2019)'s body is lighter and much thinner than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), although they were released only a few months apart.
The Apple iPad mini (2019) has a way better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a way higher amount of pixels per inch of screen and a much better 1536 x 2048px resolution. IPad mini (2019) has a much bigger storage for applications and games than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with more internal storage.
IPad mini (2019) has a better performing CPU than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has a greater amount of RAM, a 64-bits CPU and a higher number of faster cores. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) counts with a bit superior battery life than iPad mini (2019), because it has a 5100mAh battery capacity against 5058mAh.
IPad mini (2019) takes way better photographs and videos than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), and although they both have a camera with an 8 MP resolution and the same video definition, the iPad mini (2019) also has faster 120 frames per second video frame rate.
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