CAT S61 vs Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) Specs Comparison

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CAT S61	Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro)
Released · Jun 01, 2018	Released · Oct 23, 2024
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px	8.3-inch · 2266x1488px
Single camera	Single camera
4GB · 64GB	8GB · 128GB
4500 mAh	5078 mAh
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Availability

Prices (MSRP)
$1000	$499

Design

Dimensions
6.42 x 3.07 x 0.51 inches 163 x 78 x 13 mm	7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches 195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm
Weight
8.82 oz (250.0 g)	10.48 oz (297.0 g)
Materials
Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust, Shock, Vibration, Temperature, Humidity; IP69K; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Soft keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control
Colors
Black	Blue, Purple, Starlight, Space Gray

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 58.62% screen-to-body	8.3-inch, 77.41% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD, 60Hz, HDR, 500 nits
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI	2266x1488px, 327 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 630 SDM630 (14 nm)	Apple A17 pro (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Hexa-core 2x3.78GHz 4x2.11GHz
GPU
Adreno 508	Apple GPU 6-core
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB	8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo)	iPadOS (18.x)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh, Li - Ion	5078 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 4

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 28min

Browsing

9h 12min

Video

10h 9min

Gaming

7h 9min

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF)	12 MP
Flash
Dual LED	Quad LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
8 MP	12 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Thermometer, Humidity, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo	GPS, A-GPS
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Radio
FM

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26, 28, 29, 66	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, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	eSIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

Wi-Fi Only


Weight	10.34 oz (293.0 g)

With 256GB internal storage


Memory	256GB

With 512GB internal storage


Memory	512GB

Links

Full specifications
CAT S61 Specs	Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) Specs
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	Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) Review