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| Global Score | |
| 69 | 75.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | iOS 9.x |
| 2019-07-05 | 2015-09-09 |
| 8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches |
| 12.17 ounces | 10.72 ounces |
| Black and Silver | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 288.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 SDM429 chipset | Apple A8 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 1950 MHz) processor | Typhoon ARMv8-A, 64-bit (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 504 GPU | PowerVR GX6450 GPU |
| 8.73 | 8.19 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.84 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.37 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) | LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 5.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Battery | 5124mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini 4 is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), having a 75.6 score against 69. The iPad mini 4 counts with iOS 9.x operating system, while Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) has Android 11 operating system. The iPad mini 4 is an extremely older tablet device than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), but Apple managed to make it somewhat lighter and much thinner anyway.
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) counts with a bit better CPU than Apple iPad mini 4, and although they both have a 2 GB RAM memory, the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) also has a higher number of cores (and faster). The Apple iPad mini 4 features a much better looking screen than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a lot higher 2048 x 1536 resolution and a lot higher display density.
The iPad mini 4 takes much better videos and photos than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019). Both of them have a back-facing camera with an 8 mega pixels, the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video quality. The iPad mini 4 has a bit more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
The iPad mini 4 features a battery life that is just as good as the battery duration in Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), although the iPad mini 4 also has 5124mAh of battery capacity instead of 5100mAh.
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