Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 14, 2021	Apr 16, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	4GB/64GB - $350

Design

Dimensions
7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches 195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm	9.63 x 6.07 x 0.28 inches 244.5 x 154.3 x 7 mm
Weight
10.34 oz / 297.0 g	16.47 oz / 465.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Space Gray, Pink, Purple, Starlight	Oxford gray, Angora blue, Chiffon pink

Display

Size
8.3-inch, 77.41% screen-to-body	10.4-inch, 81.63% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 60Hz, HDR, 500 nits	IPS LCD
Resolution
2266x1488px, 327 PPI	2000x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 224 PPI
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2.1 (Average)	9 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)	Samsung Exynos 9611 (10 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core	Octa-core 4x2.3GHz Cortex-A73 4x1.7G​Hz Cortex-A53
GPU
Yes	Mali-G72 MP3
Memory
4GB/64GB 4GB/256GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
iPadOS (15.x)	Android (11, 10)

Battery

Type
5078 mAh, Li - Polymer	7040 mAh

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

8h 1min

Gaming

6h 59min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

9h 46min

Gaming

7h 52min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP Aperture size: F1.8	8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9
Flash
Quad LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)	1080p (30 fps)
Front
12 MP Video capture: 1080p	5 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, Hotspot 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, Gyroscope, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	ANT+, 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

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 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

Weight	10.34 oz / 293.0 g

with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$420

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