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| Global Score | |
| 69 | 61 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2019-07-05 | -- |
| 8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 inches | -- |
| 12.17 ounces | -- |
| Black and Silver | -- |
| 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 A16 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 | Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 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
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) has a global score of 69, which is better than iPad mini (7th Gen)'s overall score of 61. Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) comes with Android 11 operating system, and iPad mini (7th Gen) counts with iPadOS 15.x operating system. Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) counts with a very superior processing unit than iPad mini (7th Gen), although it has an inferior number of cores.
The iPad mini (7th Gen) has an incredibly better screen than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has a quite larger display, a lot higher screen pixels density and a lot better 1488 x 2266 resolution. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) features a much bigger memory for games and applications than Apple iPad mini (7th Gen), because although it has only 32 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that holds up to 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) features a superior battery duration than iPad mini (7th Gen). The Apple iPad mini (7th Gen) takes way better photographs and videos than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has a lot higher 3840x2160 video resolution and a lot better resolution back-facing camera.
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