Apple iPad mini (2019) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 18, 2019	Apr 16, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$679	$350

Design

Dimensions
8 x 5.3 x 0.24 inches 203.2 x 134.6 x 6.1 mm	9.63 x 6.07 x 0.28 inches 244.5 x 154.3 x 7 mm
Weight
10.87 oz / 308.2 g	16.47 oz / 465.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver	Oxford gray, Angora blue, Chiffon pink

Display

Size
7.9-inch, 70.65% screen-to-body	10.4-inch, 81.63% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 500 nits	IPS LCD
Resolution
2048x1536px, 4:3 ratio, 324 PPI	2000x1200px, 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)	9 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)	Samsung Exynos 9611 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2490 MHz Vortex and Tempest	Octa-core 2300 MHz 4x2.3GHz Cortex-A73 4x1.7G​Hz Cortex-A53
GPU
Apple 4-core GPU	Mali-G72 MP3
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 3GB/64GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
iPadOS (13.x)	Android (11, 10)

Battery

Type
5058 mAh, Li - Polymer	7040 mAh

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

9h 46min

Gaming

7h 52min

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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: F1.9
Video recording
1080p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps)
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, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Hall (for flip covers), 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
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 LTE

Weight	16.47 oz / 467.0 g
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-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 with 64 GB storage

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

with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$420

Wi-Fi only

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

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