Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 60.5 | 65 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 7.1 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow, 5.0 Lollipop | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2015-05-02 | 2021-09-24 |
| 9.55 x 6.57 x 0.29 inches | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 15.84 ounces | 10.34 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Pink, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 160.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 2266 x 1488 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 132 pixels per inch | 327 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 5.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | -- |
| Adreno 306 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.1 | 5.85 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 6.05 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5078mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini (6th Gen) is a bit better than Galaxy Tab A 9.7, having a general score of 65 against 60.5. IPad mini (6th Gen) has iPadOS 15.x operating system, and Galaxy Tab A 9.7 counts with Android 7.1 Nougat operating system. The iPad mini (6th Gen) is a incredibly newer tablet, and it's also a lot lighter and thinner than the Galaxy Tab A 9.7.
Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) counts with a way better screen than Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a much higher resolution of 1488 x 2266px and a much greater screen density. The iPad mini (6th Gen) has a bigger memory for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 counts with a very superior hardware performance than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), although it has a lower number of cores. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 counts with superior battery life than iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 5078mAh.
Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) features a very superior camera than Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because it has a way more mega-pixels camera and a much higher 3840x2160 video definition.
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