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

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 14, 2021	Oct 08, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	3GB/32GB - $230 | €223

Design

Dimensions
7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches 195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm	9.75 x 6.20 x 0.28 inches 247.6 x 157.4 x 7 mm
Weight
10.34 oz / 297.0 g	16.79 oz / 476.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control
Colors
Space Gray, Pink, Purple, Starlight	Dark gray, Silver, Gold

Display

Size
8.3-inch, 77.41% screen-to-body	10.4-inch, 78.94% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 60Hz, HDR, 500 nits	IPS LCD
Resolution
2266x1488px, 327 PPI	2000x1200px, 5:3 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)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)	Snapdragon 662 SM6115 (11 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core	Octa-core 4x2.0GHz Kryo 260 4x1.8GHz Kryo 260
GPU
Yes	Adreno 610
Memory
4GB/64GB 4GB/256GB	3GB/32GB 3GB/64GB
Storage expansion
	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
iPadOS (15.x)	Android (12, 11, 10)

Battery

Type
5078 mAh, Li - Polymer	7040 mAh
Charging
	Fast charging

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)
Flash
Quad LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)	1080p (30 fps)
Front
12 MP Video capture: 1080p	5 MP Video capture: 1080p

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, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), 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

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 64GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$280

Wi-Fi Only

Weight	10.34 oz / 293.0 g

with LTE support

Weight	16.83 oz / 477.0 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

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