Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8 (2019)
Apple iPad mini (2019)Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8 (2019) vs Apple iPad mini (2019)
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 | |
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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 | |
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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 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
| 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 | |
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Camera
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
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| Radio | |
| No | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
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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 |
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 |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
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| Proximity Sensor | |
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| Accelerometer Sensor | |
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| Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass) | |
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| Gyroscope Sensor | |
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| Barometer Sensor | |
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| NFC | |
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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) |
