Most of you who have a mini tablet on your Christmas wishlist might have either the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 or the iPad Mini. Or perhaps, if you are still unsure which one to get, you might want to read this through.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 has a fake metal body and has a really plastic feel to it and on the other hand, the iPad Mini has an aluminum unibody. The iPad Mini feels far more solid than the Samsung Galaxy 8.0. Both tablets have vibrant colors and outstanding contrast. The Galaxy Note 8.0 sports an 8 inches display with 800 x 1280p resolution while the iPad Mini has a 7.9 inches display with 1024 x 768p resolution.
Both of these two mini tablets has a 5MP rear camera while the iPad Mini has 1.2MP front facing camera and the Samsung Galaxy 8.0 has a 1.3MP. On battery life, both tablets offer just about the same amount of time. Both tablets can run around 11 hours on mixed usage despite the difference of 490mAh in the battery capacity which the iPad Mini has more.
Lies in the core of the iPad Mini is Apple’s very own dual core A5 processor with 512MB RAM. The Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 has a 1.6GHz quad core Exynos chip completed with 2GB of RAM. Thanks to the faster processor, the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 performs better while multi tasking. On operating system, the iPad Mini has just got the latest iOS 7 update. The iOS 7 is highly optimized to the iPad Mini and the iPad Mini performs outstandingly on the iOS 7. On the other hand, the Galaxy Note 8.0 runs on Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean which is great in multi tasking.
Both devices have their own pros and cons. Deciding between these two tablets would come up to personal preference and needs. The Samsung Galaxy 8.0 is much better for gaming and multi tasking, the iOS 7 on the iPad Mini however gives users access to endless high quality apps. The iPad Mini is available for only $330 and you would save $30 if you go for the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0.
