Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8 (2019) vs Apple iPad mini (2019)

Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8 (2019)
samsung galaxy tab a 8 (2019)
Apple iPad mini (2019)
apple ipad mini (2019)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple
Announced March 2019 March 2019
Status Coming Soon - April 2019 Available - March 2019
Colors Black, Gray Space Gray, Silver, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 201.5 x 122.4 x 8.9 mm
(7.93 x 4.82 x 0.35 in)
203.2 x 134.8 x 6.1 mm
(8 x 5.31 x 0.24 in)
Weight 325 g (11.46 oz) 300.5 g / 308.2 g (10.58.0.18 oz / 10.86.0.07 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 11(1500), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 21(1500), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600)
SAR EU 0.68 W/kg (head)
1.50 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging
Build Features - Stylus - Fingerprint Sensor
Stylus support

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 9.0 (Pie) iOS 12.1.3
User Interface One UI iOS
Processor Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7904 Octa (14 nm) [Similar] Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest), Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) [Similar]
GPU Mali-G71 MP2 [Similar] Apple GPU (4-core graphics) [Similar]
RAM 3 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32 GB 64/256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) No

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 10.1 inches [Similar] 7.9 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1200 x 1920 pixels (224 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 120.12% 70.58%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP [Similar] 8 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash No
Features 8 MP, AF, f/2.0
Panorama
8 MP, f/2.4, 32mm (standard), 1.12µm, AF
HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, f/2.2, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 7 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard)
HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, proprietary reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only)
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 64/256 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) No
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor not present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (19.1 Wh)
Capacity 4200 mAh 5124 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - Up to 10 h (multimedia)