Apple Watch Series 6 (40mm) vs Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 15, 2020	Sep 14, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$499

Design

Dimensions
	7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches 195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm
Weight
	10.34 oz / 297.0 g
Wrist size
Case fits 130-200 mm wrists
Materials
	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Materials & Colors
Aluminum: Silver, Space gray, Gold, Blue, Red Stainless steel: Silver, Graphite, Gold Titanium: Titanium, Space black
Resistance
Water (up to 50 meters)
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
	Right: Volume control
Colors
	Space Gray, Pink, Purple, Starlight

Display

Size
1.6-inch	8.3-inch, 77.41% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 1000 nits	IPS LCD, 60Hz, HDR, 500 nits
Resolution
394x324px, 325 PPI	2266x1488px, 327 PPI
Protection
Sapphire
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	2.1 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple S6	Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Dual-core	Hexa-core
GPU
PowerVR	Yes
Memory
1GB/32GB	4GB/64GB 4GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
watchOS (9.x, 8.x, 7.x, 6.x)	iPadOS (15.x)
Compatible devices
Apple iPhone 6s or later with iOS 13 or later

Battery

Type
Li - Ion	5078 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Magnetic charging

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

8h 1min

Gaming

6h 59min

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Camera

Rear
	Single camera
Main camera
	12 MP Aperture size: F1.8
Flash
	Quad LED
Video recording
	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
	12 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Altimeter, Compass, Heart rate, Barometer, ECG, Blood Oxygen, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS
Other
NFC	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

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Multimedia

Headphones
	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Loudspeaker	Loudspeaker
Features
	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 25, 26, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
39, 40, 41	34, 38, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 3, 4, 5, 6
Data Speed
LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
eSIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

non-LTE version

Materials & Colors	Aluminum: Silver, Space gray, Gold, Blue, Red
Prices (MSRP)	$399

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

Wi-Fi Only

Weight	10.34 oz / 293.0 g