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

Availability

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

Design

Dimensions
8.35 x 4.96 x 0.35 inches 212.1 x 126 x 8.9 mm	8 x 5.3 x 0.24 inches 203.2 x 134.6 x 6.1 mm
Weight
12.67 oz / 359.0 g	10.87 oz / 308.2 g
Materials
	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black	Gold, Gray, Silver

Display

Size
8.0-inch, 69.45% screen-to-body	7.9-inch, 70.65% screen-to-body
Type
TFT	IPS LCD, 500 nits
Resolution
1280x800px, 189 PPI	2048x1536px, 4:3 ratio, 324 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Features
	Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 410 8916 (28 nm)	Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1200 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2490 MHz Vortex and Tempest
GPU
Adreno 306	Apple 4-core GPU
Memory
1.5GB/16GB	3GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 3GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (5.1 Lollipop)	iPadOS (13.x)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Ion	5058 mAh, Li - Polymer

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
5 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.2	8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal length: 32 mm Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Video recording
720p (30 fps) 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
4.1	5.0, Yes
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 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, Compass, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, Glonass	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
Loudspeaker	Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
20, 25	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE	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
Flight mode, Silent mode
Other features
Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

for U.S. Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 12, 17, 25

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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