Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 14, 2021	Jul 26, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
	$1200

Design

Dimensions
7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches 195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm	12.85 x 8.21 x 0.22 inches 326.4 x 208.6 x 5.5 mm
Weight
10.34 oz (297.0 g)	25.82 oz (732.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control
Colors
Space Gray, Pink, Purple, Starlight	Beige, Graphite

Display

Size
8.3-inch, 77.41% screen-to-body	14.6-inch, 90.77% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 60Hz, HDR, 500 nits	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2266x1488px, 327 PPI	2960x1848px, 16:10 ratio, 239 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core	Octa-core 1x3.36GHz Cortex-X3 2x2.8GH​z Cortex-A715 2x2.8​GHz Cortex-A710 3x2.0​GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Yes	Adreno 740
Memory
4GB/64GB 4GB/256GB	12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
iPadOS (15.x)	Android (13)

Battery

Type
5078 mAh, Li - Polymer	11200 mAh
Charge speed
	Wired: 45.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

8h 1min

Gaming

6h 59min

Battery Life Estimate

5h 0min

Browsing

9h 54min

Video

7h 22min

Gaming

9h 10min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP Aperture size: F1.8	13 MP
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Flash
Quad LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)	Yes
Front
12 MP Video capture: 1080p	12 MP (Dual-Camera)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
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,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS
Other
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

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79	5G Ready
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	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

Wi-Fi Only

Weight	10.34 oz (293.0 g)

Links

Full specifications
Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) Specs	Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra Specs
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