Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) vs Apple iPad mini (2019) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 05, 2019	Mar 18, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
	$679

Design

Dimensions
8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 inches 210 x 124.4 x 8 mm	8 x 5.3 x 0.24 inches 203.2 x 134.6 x 6.1 mm
Weight
12.17 oz / 345.0 g	10.87 oz / 308.2 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Silver	Gold, Gray, Silver

Display

Size
8.0-inch, 70.98% screen-to-body	7.9-inch, 70.65% screen-to-body
Type
TFT	IPS LCD, 500 nits
Resolution
1280x800px, 16:10 ratio, 189 PPI	2048x1536px, 4:3 ratio, 324 PPI
Features
	Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 429 SDM429 (12 nm)	Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1950 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2490 MHz Vortex and Tempest
GPU
Adreno 504	Apple 4-core GPU
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/32GB	3GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 3GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie)	iPadOS (13.x)

Battery

Type
5100 mAh	5058 mAh, Li - Polymer

Camera

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

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0, Yes
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop

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
4G (TDD) Bands
	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
	1, 2, 4, 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
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
	Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

with LTE

Weight	12.24 oz / 347.0 g
Data Speed	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s)

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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