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| Global Score | |
| 69 | 65 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2019-07-05 | 2021-09-24 |
| 8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 inches | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 12.17 ounces | 10.34 ounces |
| Black and Silver | Pink, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2266 x 1488 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 327 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 SDM429 chipset | Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 1950 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | -- |
| Adreno 504 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.73 | 5.85 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.84 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | 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 |
| 7.37 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G) | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.4 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Battery | 5078mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) has a general score of 69, which is a little bit better than iPad mini (6th Gen)'s 65 general score. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) works with Android 11 operating system, and iPad mini (6th Gen) comes with iPadOS 15.x operating system. Although the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) is a better tablet than iPad mini (6th Gen), we must tell that it's also notably older, heavier and somewhat thicker.
Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) has an incredibly better looking screen than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has a way better 1488 x 2266 pixels resolution, a little larger screen and a lot greater pixels quantity per display inch. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) has much more storage capacity to store more apps and games than iPad mini (6th Gen), because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with an external memory card slot that allows up to 512 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) has a much greater performance than iPad mini (6th Gen), although it has an inferior number of cores (although faster). IPad mini (6th Gen) features a lot better camera than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has a much more mega-pixels camera in the back and a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) features a bit superior battery duration than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has a 0 percent bigger battery size.
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