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| Global Score | |
| 70 | 65 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2017-11-01 | 2021-09-24 |
| 8.45 x 5.02 x 0.39 inches | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 14.78 ounces | 10.34 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Pink, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 520.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2266 x 1488 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 327 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | -- |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.73 | 5.85 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.48 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 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 |
| 7.48 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4450mAh Battery | 5078mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 has a global score of 70, which is a bit better than iPad mini (6th Gen)'s global score of 65. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 comes with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, while iPad mini (6th Gen) has iPadOS 15.x operating system. Even being the best in our current comparison, Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2's body is way older, notably heavier and extremely thicker than the iPad mini (6th Gen).
Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) counts with a much sharper display than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has a much greater pixel amount per inch of display, a little bigger screen and a way better 1488 x 2266 resolution. The Galaxy Tab Active 2 has an extremely better processor than iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has a larger number of faster cores.
The Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) features a slightly better storage capacity for applications and games than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 48 GB more internal storage. IPad mini (6th Gen) has a little longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has a 14 percent greater battery capacity.
Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) features a very superior camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has a way better (4K) video definition and a camera with lot more mega pixels.
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