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

Design

Dimensions
8 x 5.3 x 0.24 inches 203.2 x 134.6 x 6.1 mm	9.63 x 6.28 x 0.22 inches 244.5 x 159.5 x 5.7 mm
Weight
10.87 oz (308.2 g)	14.82 oz (420.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
	Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver	Mountain gray, Cloud blue, Rose blush

Display

Size
7.9-inch	10.5-inch
Resolution
2048x1536px, 4:3 ratio, 324 PPI	2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 288 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body
70.65 %	81.93 %
Peak brightness
500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor	HDR support, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2490 MHz Vortex and Tempest	Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 485
GPU
Apple 4-core GPU	Adreno 640
RAM
3GB (LPDDR4)	8GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
256GB	256GB, available to use: 224.3 GB
Storage expansion
	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
iPadOS (13.x)	Android (12, 11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

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

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal length: 32 mm Pixel size: 1.12 μm	13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm
Second camera
	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)
Front
7 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	8 MP (Dual-Camera)

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 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 3.1
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop	ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 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	Yes

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	$ 730
In The Box
Lightning to USB cable, USB power adapter

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 18, 2019	Jul 31, 2019

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Internal storage	64GB
MSRP	$ 529

with 128 GB storage

RAM	6GB
Internal storage	128GB, available to use: 106.2 GB
MSRP	$ 650

Wi-Fi only with 64 GB storage

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

with LTE support

4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s)
SIM type	Nano SIM

Wi-Fi only

Weight	10.60 oz (300.5 g)
MSRP	$ 549

Links

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