Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 vs Apple iPad mini (2019) Specs Comparison

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8.5
Apple iPad mini (2019)
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 Apple iPad mini (2019)
Released · Nov 01, 2017
Released · Mar 18, 2019
8.0-inch · 1280x800px
7.9-inch · 2048x1536px
Single camera
Single camera
3GB · 16GB
3GB · 256GB
4450 mAh
5058 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 20, 2017 Mar 18, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$520 $679

Design

Dimensions
8.45 x 5.02 x 0.39 inches
214.7 x 127.6 x 9.9 mm
8 x 5.3 x 0.24 inches
203.2 x 134.6 x 6.1 mm
Weight
14.78 oz (419.0 g) 10.87 oz (308.2 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust, Vibration, Temperature; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light, Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black Gold, Gray, Silver
Phone functionality
Yes

Display

Size
8.0-inch, 67.81% screen-to-body 7.9-inch, 70.65% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD, 500 nits
Resolution
1280x800px, 16:10 ratio, 189 PPI 2048x1536px, 4:3 ratio, 324 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 (14 nm) Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1600 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2490 MHz
Vortex and Tempest
GPU
Mali-T830 MP3 Apple 4-core GPU
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/16GB 3GB (LPDDR4)/256GB
3GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat) iPadOS (13.x)

Battery

Type
4450 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
Flash
LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (120 fps)
Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP 7 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA 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

Phone Features

Notifications
Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode
Other features
Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Oct 24, 2017
FCC ID value: A3LSMT395C
Measured SAR
Head: 1.00 W/kg
Body: 0.65 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.55 W/kg

Alternative variants

Wi-Fi only
Weight 14.64 oz (415.0 g)
Prices (MSRP) $420
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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