Apple iPad mini (2019) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 18, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$679	$330

Design

Dimensions
8 x 5.3 x 0.24 inches 203.2 x 134.6 x 6.1 mm	9.65 x 5.88 x 0.3 inches 245.1 x 149.4 x 7.6 mm
Weight
10.87 oz / 308.2 g	16.54 oz / 469.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver	Black, Gold, Gray

Display

Size
7.9-inch, 70.65% screen-to-body	10.1-inch, 80.80% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 500 nits	IPS LCD
Resolution
2048x1536px, 4:3 ratio, 324 PPI	1920x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 224 PPI
Features
Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7 7904 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2490 MHz Vortex and Tempest	Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Apple 4-core GPU	Mali-G71 MP2
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 3GB/64GB	3GB/128GB 3GB/32GB 3GB/64GB
Storage expansion
	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
iPadOS (13.x)	Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
5058 mAh, Li - Polymer	6150 mAh, Li - Ion

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal length: 32 mm Pixel size: 1.12 μm	8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0
Video recording
1080p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0, Yes	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop	ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$529

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$280

Wi-Fi only with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Weight	10.60 oz / 300.5 g
Prices (MSRP)	$399

with 32 GB storage, no gold color

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$230

Wi-Fi only

Weight	10.60 oz / 300.5 g
Prices (MSRP)	$549

LTE version

Phone functionality	Yes
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed	LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type	Nano SIM

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