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

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 14, 2021	Jul 31, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
	8GB/256GB - $730 6GB/128GB - $650

Design

Dimensions
7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches 195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm	9.63 x 6.28 x 0.22 inches 244.5 x 159.5 x 5.7 mm
Weight
10.34 oz / 297.0 g Wi-Fi only - 293	14.82 oz / 420.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
	Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Space Gray, Pink, Purple, Starlight	Mountain gray, Cloud blue, Rose blush

Display

Size
8.3-inch, 77.41% screen-to-body	10.5-inch, 81.93% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 60Hz, HDR, 500 nits	Super AMOLED, HDR
Resolution
2266x1488px, 327 PPI	2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 288 PPI
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor	HDR support, Ambient light sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2.1 (Average)	1.7 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)	Snapdragon 855 SM8150 (7 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core	Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 485
GPU
Yes	Adreno 640
Memory
4GB/64GB 4GB/256GB	8GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
iPadOS (15.x)	Android (12, 11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

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	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP Aperture size: F1.8	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
Flash
Quad LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
12 MP Video capture: 1080p (60 fps)	8 MP (Dual-Camera)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
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), Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 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
Additional microphone(s)
	Yes

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
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 128 GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$650

Wi-Fi Only

Weight	10.34 oz / 293.0 g

with LTE support

LTE Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
TDD Bands	38, 40, 41
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s)
SIM type	Nano SIM

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