Which of these tablets is the better purchase for consumers? We pit the iPad Mini Retina against the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 to see which of these devices is the ideal purchase

In terms of display, the iPad Mini Retina's display measures around 200×134.7×7.5 mm and it weighs 331 grams for the WiFi model, while the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 measures around 210x124x8 mm and it weighs 320 grams.

For the hardware and OS, is powered by a 1.3GHz Apple A7 dual-core processor and has a PowerVR G6430 quad-core GPU. It is available in four variants of unexpandable internal memories: from 16GB to 128GB and runs on Apple’s iOS 7 (upgradeable to iOS 7.1.1) with 1GB of RAM.

Meanwhile, the Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 4 8.0 comes with a 1.2GHz quad-core processor + Adreno 330 GPU and it only has a 16GB of internal storage, which is expandable up to 64GB. The Samsung tablet has as slight advantage over its competitor, because it comes with 1/5GB of RAM and it runs on the Android 4.4.2 KitKat operating system.

For battery usage and camera specs, the iPad Mini Retina has a battery unit with the capacity of 6471mAh, while the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 has 4450mAh battery unit. Apple's tablet has a better primary camera of 5MP (1080p video capture with video stabilization + autofocus), and secondary camera is of 1.2MP. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 is equipped with a 3.15MP primary camera (720p video capture) and 1.3MP front camera.

Apple's iPad Mini Retina 16GB WiFi variant cost $365 in amazon.com, while the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 costs around $269.

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