A comparative review between the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 and iPad Mini Retina should help those who are thinking about buying of either of the two devices.

Display

As far as display is concerned, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 measures approximately 210 x 124 x 8 mm and weighs just 320 grams. On the other hand, the iPad Mini Retina measures around 200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm and weighs 331 grams.

Hardware

In terms of the hardware and OS, iPad Mini Retina is powered by a 1.3GHz Apple A7 dual-core processor and incorporates a PowerVR G6430 quad-core GPU. This device comes in four variants of unexpandable internal memories ranging from 16 GB to 128 GB and runs on Apple's iOS 7, which can be upgraded to iOS 7.1.1, and has a 1 GB of RAM.

On the other hand, the Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 4 8.0 sports a 1.2GHz quad-core processor + Adreno 330 GPU and it just has a 16GB of internal storage, which can be expanded up to 64GB. The Samsung tablet has a slight advantage over its competitor, as it comes with 1.5 GB of RAM. This device runs on the Android 4.4.2 KitKat operating system.

Battery

The battery unit of iPad Mini Rentina has a capacity of 6471mAh, while the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 has 4450mAh battery unit.

Camera

Apple's iPad Mini Retina has a superior primary camera of 5MP with a 1080p video capture and video stabilization plus autofocus. The secondary camera of this tablet is of 1.2MP. On the other hand, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 is comes with a 3.15MP primary camera with 720p video capture and 1.3MP front camera.