Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 60.5 | 61 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 7.1 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow, 5.0 Lollipop | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2015-05-02 | -- |
| 9.55 x 6.57 x 0.29 inches | -- |
| 15.84 ounces | -- |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| -- | 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 A16 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 | Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini (7th Gen) has an overall score of 61, which is a little bit better than Galaxy Tab A 9.7's 60.5 global score. IPad mini (7th Gen) comes with iPadOS 15.x operating system, while Galaxy Tab A 9.7 comes with Android 7.1 Nougat operating system. IPad mini (7th Gen)'s design is noticeably thinner and a lot lighter than the Galaxy Tab A 9.7.
The iPad mini (7th Gen) features a way better looking display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a way higher pixels quantity per inch in the display and a way higher 1488 x 2266 resolution. The iPad mini (7th Gen) features a quite bigger memory for applications and games than Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 has a much more powerful processor than Apple iPad mini (7th Gen), although it has 2 less cpu cores (although faster). The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 counts with a much better battery duration than iPad mini (7th Gen). The iPad mini (7th Gen) captures much clearer videos and photos than Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because it has a back facing camera with a much higher 12 megapixels resolution and a lot better video quality.
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