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| Global Score | |
| 70 | 63.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2017-11-01 | -- |
| 8.45 x 5.02 x 0.39 inches | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 14.78 ounces | 10.48 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 520.00 | $ 499.00 |
| 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 A17 pro (3 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | -- |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Apple GPU 6-core GPU |
| 8.73 | 5.85 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.48 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| 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 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 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
The Galaxy Tab Active 2 has a general score of 70, which is better than the iPad mini (A17 Pro)'s overall score of 63.3. The Galaxy Tab Active 2 is a extremely thicker and incredibly heavier tablet than iPad mini (A17 Pro). The Galaxy Tab Active 2 has Android 9.0 Pie operating system, and iPad mini (A17 Pro) has iPadOS 18.x operating system.
The Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) has a much better looking display than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has a lot higher resolution of 1488 x 2266 pixels, a quite larger display and a lot greater number of pixels per inch in the display. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 features an extremely better CPU than iPad mini (A17 Pro), because it has a higher number of cores.
The Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) counts with a much better storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with more internal memory. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 counts with a much better battery life than iPad mini (A17 Pro).
The iPad mini (A17 Pro) has a much better camera than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has a way better (4K) video quality and a camera in the back with a much better resolution.
The Galaxy Tab Active 2 costs a bit more money than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro), but you can get a better tablet for that extra money.
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