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Apple iPad mini (2021) Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0
Launch
Release Date
Sep, 2021 Sep, 2015
Status
Available Discontinued
Body & Operating System
Operating system
IOS iPadOS 15 Android Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) - T710, T715 Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat) - T719N
UI
NA NA
Dimensions
195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm (7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 in) 198.6 x 134.8 x 5.6 mm (7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 in)
Weight
293/297 g 265 g (Wi-Fi) / 272 g (LTE) (9.35 oz)
Body
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
Stylus support (2nd generation only)
Color Options
Space Gray, Pink, Purple, Starlight White, black gold
Display Specifications
Technology
Liquid Retina IPS LCD Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size
8.3 inches
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8.0 inches
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Resolution
2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1488 x 2266 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~327 ppi density) 2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1536 x 2048 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~320 ppi density)
Protection
Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating NA
Features
500 nits (typ), Wide color gamut, True-tone NA
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Ion, 5178 mAh (19.3 Wh)
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Non-removable Li-Ion, 4000 mAh
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Charging
NA NA
Processing Power
CPU
Hexa-core (2x2.93 GHz + 4x-.- GHz) Octa-core (4x1.9 GHz & 4x1.3 GHz) - T710, T715 Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53) - T719N
Chipset
Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) Exynos 5433 - T710, T715 Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 (28 nm) - T719N
GPU
Apple GPU (5-core) Mali-T760 MP6 - T710, T715 Adreno 510 - T719N
Memory & Storage
Ram
4GB RAM 3GB RAM
Storage Memory
64/256GB Built-in 32/64GB Built-in
Memory Card
No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Cameras
Rear/Back
12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), AF Single 8 MP, AF Video 1440p@30fps
Features

Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@24/25/30 60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS Show more

LED flash, panorama, HDR Video 1080p@30fps
Front
12 MP, f/2.4, 122° (ultrawide)
HDR, Video 1080p@25/30/60fps, gyro-EIS
2.0 MP Camera
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Single Nano-SIM, eSIM Nano-SIM
Data
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G Bands
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: NO
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7... LTE...
5G Bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA NO
Connectivity
WLAN (WIFI)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP v4.0 with A2DP
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi?Fi + Cellular model only) Yes + A-GPS support
USB
USB Type-C 3.1, DisplayPort microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out)
NFC
No No
Additional Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer, Siri natural language commands and dictation Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass ANT+
Extra
NA NA
Pricing
Price
US$ 589 USD $328
Resale Value
Extreme Very High
Comparison Result
Score
8 Point(s) 5 Point(s)
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