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| Global Score | |
| 62.6 | 65 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11 | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2022-01-13 | 2021-09-24 |
| 9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 17.92 ounces | 10.34 ounces |
| Gray, Pink Gold and Silver | Pink, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2266 x 1488 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 210 pixels per inch | 327 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm) chipset | Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | -- |
| Mali G52 MP2 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 6.03 | 5.85 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.12 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 6.49 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7040mAh Battery | 5078mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.32 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini (6th Gen) has an overall score of 65, which is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8's 62.6 global score. The iPad mini (6th Gen) design is a little thinner and lighter than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, even when both of them were only released 4 months apart. IPad mini (6th Gen) counts with iPadOS 15.x operating system, while Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 counts with Android 11 operating system.
The Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) features a much better looking display than Galaxy Tab A8, because although it has a really smaller display, it also counts with a higher 1488 x 2266 resolution and a much greater screen pixels density. Galaxy Tab A8 counts with a bit superior CPU than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has a larger number of MHz cores.
The iPad mini (6th Gen) features a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, because it has a camera with a lot higher resolution. Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 features much more memory capacity for apps and games than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), because although it has only 32 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD card slot that admits up to 1 TB.
The Galaxy Tab A8 has a way better battery life than iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has a 39% greater battery size.
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