Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 (SD 8G1) vs iPad mini 4 (A8)

Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 (SD 8G1) $600
iPad mini 4 (A8) $399
Base Price (MSRP)
$600
Base Price (MSRP)
$399
CPU
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
CPU
A8 (iPad)
GPU
Adreno 730
GPU
PowerVR GX6450 A8
Memory
8GB
Memory
2GB
Storage
128GB
Storage
16GB
Display
11" AMOLED 2560x1600 Touch
Display
7.9" LCD IPS 2048x1536 Touch
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
8 Cores
8 Threads
3GHz Clock
A8 (iPad)
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.5GHz Clock
GB6S 1,310
32%
GB6M 3,515
13%
GB6S 430
11%
GB6M 660
2%
Adreno 730
768 Shaders
818MHz
Shared Memory
PowerVR GX6450 A8
128 Shaders
533MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 1.26 TFLOPS
3%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.14 TFLOPS
0%
8GB
LPDDR5-6400
2GB
LPDDR3-1600
24 Tabs
5%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
128GB
16GB
186 min 4K Video
5%
Unknown # min 4K Video
0%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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11"
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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2560x1600
4.1 Million Pixels
274 PPI
2048x1536
3.1 Million Pixels
326 PPI
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1,000,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,200:1 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
8.0MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/4" Sensor Size
1.12 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/2.2 Aperture
1/5" Sensor Size
1.90 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 120 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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HDR Photo
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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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Video Stabilization
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Photo Geotagging
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Modes
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Panorama
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Modes
Slow Motion
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Time-Lapse
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Panorama
Burst Mode
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Not Included
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S Pen Tab S8
Not Included
Fingerprint
Fingerprint
4
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2
No Cellular
No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
X5
4G
Speed
Up to 150Mbps Download
Up to 50Mbps Upload
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 5.2
Bluetooth 4.2
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Barometer
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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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10W
5.10V
2.10A
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USB-PD
2.10A 5V (10.5W)
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USB-A
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Removable Cable
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30.9Wh
8000mAh
3.86V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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19.6Wh
5124mAh
3.82V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 15 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
253.8 mm (10 in)
Width
165.3 mm (6.5 in)
Depth
6.3 mm (0.2 in)
Volume
0.300 L
Height
203.2 mm (8 in)
Width
134.8 mm (5.3 in)
Depth
6.1 mm (0.2 in)
Volume
0.200 L
Weight
503 g (17.74 oz)
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Weight
299 g (10.55 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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