Apple iPad mini (2019) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 18, 2019	Mar 25, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$679	$240

Design

Dimensions
8 x 5.3 x 0.24 inches 203.2 x 134.6 x 6.1 mm	7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches 201.9 x 125.2 x 7.1 mm
Weight
10.87 oz / 308.2 g	10.9 oz / 309.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver	Mocha

Display

Size
7.9-inch, 70.65% screen-to-body	8.4-inch, 80.91% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 500 nits	TFT
Resolution
2048x1536px, 4:3 ratio, 324 PPI	1920x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 270 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7904 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2490 MHz Vortex and Tempest	Octa-core 2x1.8GHz Cortex-A73 6x1.GH​z Cortex-A53
GPU
Apple 4-core GPU	Mali-G71 MP2
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 3GB/64GB	3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
Storage expansion
	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
iPadOS (13.x)	Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
5058 mAh, Li - Polymer	5000 mAh
Charging
	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal length: 32 mm Pixel size: 1.12 μm	8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Video recording
1080p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps)
Front
7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0, Yes	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, Glonass
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop	ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$529

Wi-Fi only with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Weight	10.60 oz / 300.5 g
Prices (MSRP)	$399

Wi-Fi only

Weight	10.60 oz / 300.5 g
Prices (MSRP)	$549

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