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| Global Score | |
| 70 | 61 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2017-11-01 | -- |
| 8.45 x 5.02 x 0.39 inches | -- |
| 14.78 ounces | -- |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| -- | 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 A16 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 | Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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
Galaxy Tab Active 2 is much better than Apple iPad mini (7th Gen), having a 70 score against 61. Galaxy Tab Active 2 works with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, and Apple iPad mini (7th Gen) works with iPadOS 15.x operating system. The Apple iPad mini (7th Gen) features an incredibly better display than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has a bit larger screen, a lot better resolution of 1488 x 2266 and a lot higher display pixel density.
The iPad mini (7th Gen) has a slightly bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage. The Galaxy Tab Active 2 has a really superior hardware performance than iPad mini (7th Gen), because it has a higher number of cores.
Galaxy Tab Active 2 features a way better battery life than iPad mini (7th Gen). IPad mini (7th Gen) shoots much clearer videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has a way better (4K) video quality and a much more MP camera.
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