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| Global Score | |
| 73.6 | 61 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| -- | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2015-09-03 | -- |
| 7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 inches | -- |
| 9.59 ounces | -- |
| Metal | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2266 x 1488 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 320 pixels per inch | 327 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset | Apple A16 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | -- |
| Mali-T760 MP6 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9 | 5.85 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 6.38 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.7 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch is way better than the iPad mini (7th Gen), getting a score of 73.6 against 61. Apple iPad mini (7th Gen) features a little more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because it has a little bit higher resolution of 1488 x 2266px, a quite bigger screen and a just a little better screen density.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch has a superior memory to install games and applications than iPad mini (7th Gen), and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch also has a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 128 GB. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch has a very superior hardware performance than iPad mini (7th Gen), because it has a greater number of faster cores.
IPad mini (7th Gen) has a greater camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because it has a way higher 12 MP resolution back camera and a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality. Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch features a much longer battery lifetime than iPad mini (7th Gen).
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