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

Design

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

Display

Size
8.4-inch	7.9-inch
Resolution
1920x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 270 PPI	2048x1536px, 4:3 ratio, 324 PPI
Technology
TFT	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
80.91 %	70.65 %
Peak brightness
	500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor	Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7904 (14 nm)	Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x 1.8GHz Cortex-A73 + 6x 1.GHz Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2490 MHz Vortex and Tempest
GPU
Mali-G71 MP2	Apple 4-core GPU
RAM
3GB (LPDDR4)	3GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
32GB	256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie)	iPadOS (13.x)

Battery

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

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal length: 32 mm Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)	1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP	7 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0, Yes
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Lightning
Location
GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
ANT+	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 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700 c), 20(800 DD), 66(AWS-3)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 21(1500 Upper), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
	Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 5(850), 8(900)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	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	Nano SIM, eSIM

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 240	$ 679
In The Box
Charging block, USB-C cable, SIM eject tool, QuickStart Guide	Lightning to USB cable, USB power adapter

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 25, 2020	Mar 18, 2019

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Internal storage	64GB
MSRP	$ 529

Wi-Fi only with 64 GB storage

Internal storage	64GB
Weight	10.60 oz (300.5 g)
MSRP	$ 399

Wi-Fi only

Weight	10.60 oz (300.5 g)
MSRP	$ 549

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) Specs	Apple iPad mini (2019) Specs
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