Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra (SD 8G1) vs iPad mini (A5)

Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra (SD 8G1) $1,200
iPad mini (A5) $329
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,200
Base Price (MSRP)
$329
CPU
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
CPU
A5 (iPad)
GPU
Adreno 730
GPU
PowerVR SGX543 MP2 A5
Memory
8GB
Memory
512MB
Storage
128GB
Storage
16GB
Display
14.6" AMOLED 2960x1848 Touch
Display
7.9" LCD IPS 1024x768 Touch
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
8 Cores
8 Threads
3GHz Clock
A5 (iPad)
2 Cores
2 Threads
1GHz Clock
GB6S 1,310
32%
GB6M 3,515
13%
N/A
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Adreno 730
768 Shaders
818MHz
Shared Memory
PowerVR SGX543 MP2 A5
32 Shaders
200MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 1.26 TFLOPS
3%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.01 TFLOPS
0%
8GB
LPDDR5-6400
512MB
LPDDR2-800
24 Tabs
5%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
128GB
16GB
186 min 4K Video
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Unknown # min 4K Video
0%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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14.6"
AMOLED
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7.9"
LCD IPS
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500 Nits
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400 Nits
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120Hz
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60Hz
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2960x1848
5.5 Million Pixels
239 PPI
1024x768
0.8 Million Pixels
163 PPI
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1,000,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
Touch
Capacitive
Main
13.1MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/2 Aperture
1/3.35" Sensor Size
1.00 µm Pixel Size
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Main
5.0MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/3.2" Sensor Size
1.75 µm Pixel Size
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Ultrawide
6.0MP
12mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/4.8" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
122˚ Diagonal Field of View
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Front
12.2MP
13mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/3.4" Sensor Size
1.00 µm Pixel Size
118˚ Diagonal Field of View
Front
1.2MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/6" Sensor Size
1.75 µm Pixel Size
70˚ Diagonal Field of View
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Zoom
2.2x Zoom-Out
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5x Digital Zoom-In
Zoom
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5x Digital Zoom-In
FPS
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1080p up to 30 FPS
4K up to 60 FPS
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FPS
720p up to 30 FPS
1080p up to 30 FPS
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Front FPS
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1080p up to 30 FPS
4K up to 60 FPS
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Front FPS
720p up to 30 FPS
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Features
Flash
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Autofocus
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Video Stabilization
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Photo Geotagging
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Features
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Autofocus
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HDR Photo
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Photo Geotagging
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Modes
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Not Included
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S Pen Tab S8
Not Included
Fingerprint
No Biometrics
4
2
3
1
No Cellular
No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
MDM9615
4G
Speed
Up to 150Mbps Download
Up to 50Mbps Upload
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
1 Stream
Up to 72Mbps
Bluetooth 5.2
Bluetooth 4.0
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light
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Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light
Magnetometer
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Location
GPS
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GLONASS
Galileo
QZSS
Beidou
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Compass
Location
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iBeacon
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Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
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1x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps)
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Data
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1x Lightning (480Mbps)
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
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1x micro SDXC Card UHS-I
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External
External
Not Included
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5W
5.00V
1.00A
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USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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USB-A
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Removable Cable
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43.2Wh
11200mAh
3.86V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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16.5Wh
4440mAh
3.72V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 8 Hours
Up to 10 Hours
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Android
iPadOS
Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
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Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
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Height
326.4 mm (12.9 in)
Width
208.5 mm (8.2 in)
Depth
5.5 mm (0.2 in)
Volume
0.400 L
Height
200 mm (7.9 in)
Width
134.7 mm (5.3 in)
Depth
7.2 mm (0.3 in)
Volume
0.200 L
Weight
726 g (25.61 oz)
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Weight
308 g (10.86 oz)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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