Apple iPad mini (2019) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
8 x 5.3 x 0.24 inches 203.2 x 134.6 x 6.1 mm	9.75 x 6.20 x 0.28 inches 247.6 x 157.4 x 7 mm
Weight
10.87 oz (308.2 g)	16.79 oz (476.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver	Dark gray, Silver, Gold

Display

Size
7.9-inch	10.4-inch
Resolution
2048x1536px, 4:3 ratio, 324 PPI	2000x1200px, 5:3 ratio, 224 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
70.65 %	78.94 %
Peak brightness
500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor	Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 (11 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2490 MHz Vortex and Tempest	Octa-core 4x 2.0GHz Kryo 260 + 4x 1.8GHz Kryo 260
GPU
Apple 4-core GPU	Adreno 610
RAM
3GB (LPDDR4)	3GB
Internal storage
256GB	32GB, available to use: 19.5 GB
Storage expansion
	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
iPadOS (13.x)	Android (12, 11, 10)

Battery

Capacity
5058 mAh	7040 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer
Charging
	Fast charging

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)
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Front
7 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	5 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 21(1500 Upper), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
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

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 679	$ 230 / € 223
In The Box
Lightning to USB cable, USB power adapter

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 18, 2019	Oct 08, 2020

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Internal storage	64GB
MSRP	$ 529

with 64GB storage

Internal storage	64GB
MSRP	$ 280

Wi-Fi only with 64 GB storage

Internal storage	64GB
Weight	10.60 oz (300.5 g)
MSRP	$ 399

with LTE support

Weight	16.83 oz (477.0 g)
4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed	LTE-A Cat 13/5 (400/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type	Nano SIM

Wi-Fi only

Weight	10.60 oz (300.5 g)
MSRP	$ 549

Links

Full specifications
Apple iPad mini (2019) Specs	Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Specs
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