Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 14, 2021	May 27, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
	$160

Design

Dimensions
7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches 195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm	8.37 x 4.91 x 0.31 inches 212.5 x 124.7 x 8.0 mm
Weight
10.34 oz / 297.0 g	12.91 oz / 366.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Metal Frame: Metal
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Space Gray, Pink, Purple, Starlight	Grey, Silver

Display

Size
8.3-inch, 77.41% screen-to-body	8.7-inch, 81.06% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 60Hz, HDR, 500 nits	TFT, 60Hz
Resolution
2266x1488px, 327 PPI	1340x800px, 5:3 ratio, 179 PPI
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

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

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)	Mediatek Helio P22T MT8768T (12 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core	Octa-core 8x2.0GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Yes	PowerVR GE8320
Memory
4GB/64GB 4GB/256GB	3GB/32GB 4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
iPadOS (15.x)	Android (11)

Battery

Type
5078 mAh, Li - Polymer	5100 mAh
Charging
	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

8h 1min

Gaming

6h 59min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP Aperture size: F1.8	8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0
Flash
Quad LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)	1080p (30 fps)
Front
12 MP Video capture: 1080p	2 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Loudspeaker	Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share

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, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 3, 4, 5, 6
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage

Memory	4GB/64GB

Wi-Fi Only

Weight	10.34 oz / 293.0 g

With LTE

Weight	13.09 oz / 371.0 g
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40
3G Bands	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type	Nano SIM

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