Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) vs Samsung Galaxy S10 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 14, 2021	Feb 20, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
	$900

Design

Dimensions
7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches 195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm	5.90 x 2.77 x 0.31 inches 149.9 x 70.4 x 7.8 mm
Weight
10.34 oz / 297.0 g	5.54 oz / 157.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Space Gray, Pink, Purple, Starlight	Prism blue, Prism black, Prism white, Prism green, Flamingo pink

Display

Size
8.3-inch, 77.41% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 88.66% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 60Hz, HDR, 500 nits	Dynamic AMOLED, HDR
Resolution
2266x1488px, 327 PPI	3040x1440px, 19:9 ratio, 550 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2.1 (Average)	1 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)	Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core	Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 485
GPU
Yes	Adreno 640
Memory
4GB/64GB 4GB/256GB	8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 8GB/512GB
Storage expansion
	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
iPadOS (15.x)	Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	839
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	1820
3D Mark High
Untested	Untested
3D Mark Low
Untested	Untested

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Battery

Type
5078 mAh, Li - Polymer	3400 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, USB Power Delivery, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

8h 1min

Gaming

6h 59min

Battery Life Estimate

4h 15min

Browsing

8h 9min

Video

7h 18min

Gaming

5h 35min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP Aperture size: F1.8	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.5/F2.4 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
	16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1 μm
Third camera
	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/3.6" Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
Quad LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
12 MP Video capture: 1080p	10 MP (Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD

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,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Heart rate, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M4/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+

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Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback	32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

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	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48	38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
1, 3, 4, 5, 6	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Feb 01, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMG973U
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.39 W/kg Body: 1.37 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.35 W/kg Phablet: 3.99 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

International version

System chip	Samsung Exynos 9 9820 (8 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2700 MHz Exynos M4, ARM Cortex-A75 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali-G76 MP12
Dual SIM	Yes
FCC approval	Date approved: Feb 15, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMG973F
Measured SAR	Head: 0.35 W/kg Body: 0.79 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.07 W/kg Phablet: 2.96 W/kg

Wi-Fi Only

Weight	10.34 oz / 293.0 g

with 512 GB storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1150