Phone Comparison - Apple iPad mini (2019) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8 (2019) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019)

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Samsung
Announced March 2019 March 2019 Febrary 2019
Status Available - March 2019 Coming Soon - April 2019 Coming Soon - April 2019
Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold Black, Gray Black, Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 203.2 x 134.8 x 6.1 mm
(8 x 5.31 x 0.24 in)
201.5 x 122.4 x 8.9 mm
(7.93 x 4.82 x 0.35 in)
245 x 149 x 7.5 mm
(9.65 x 5.87 x 0.3 in)
Weight 300.5 g / 308.2 g (10.58.0.18 oz / 10.86.0.07 oz) 325 g (11.46 oz) 460 g (16.23 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM) Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 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 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), 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) 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), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.68 W/kg (head)
1.50 W/kg (body)
1.36 W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
Stylus support
- Stylus - Front glass, aluminum body

hardware Hardware and OS

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

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.9 inches 10.1 inches 10.1 inches
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (224 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (224 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.58% 120.12% 81.15%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

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

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

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

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (19.1 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 5124 mAh 4200 mAh 6150 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h (multimedia) - -