Google Pixel Slate vs Apple iPad mini (2019) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 09, 2018	Mar 18, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$1599	$679

Design

Dimensions
11.45 x 7.95 x 0.28 inches 290.85 x 202.04 x 7.0 mm	8 x 5.3 x 0.24 inches 203.2 x 134.6 x 6.1 mm
Weight
25.79 oz / 731.0 g	10.87 oz / 308.2 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Blue	Gold, Gray, Silver

Display

Size
12.3-inch, 76.71% screen-to-body	7.9-inch, 70.65% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 400 nits	IPS LCD, 500 nits
Resolution
2000x3000px, 293 PPI	2048x1536px, 4:3 ratio, 324 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
	Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Intel Core-i7 8500Y (14 nm)	Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)
Processor
Dual-core 1500 MHz	Octa-core 2490 MHz Vortex and Tempest
GPU
Intel HD Graphics 615	Apple 4-core GPU
Memory
16GB/256GB	3GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 3GB/64GB
OS
Chrome OS	iPadOS (13.x)

Battery

Type
	5058 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
USB Power Delivery

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal length: 32 mm Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle) Video capture: 1080p	7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0, Yes
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
	LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
	Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$529

Wi-Fi only with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Weight	10.60 oz / 300.5 g
Prices (MSRP)	$399

Wi-Fi only

Weight	10.60 oz / 300.5 g
Prices (MSRP)	$549

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