Lenovo Tab 7 vs Apple iPad mini (2019) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Nov 19, 2017	Mar 18, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$99	3GB/256GB - $679

Design

Dimensions
7.60 x 3.89 x 0.33 inches 193 x 98.7 x 8.4 mm	8 x 5.3 x 0.24 inches 203.2 x 134.6 x 6.1 mm
Weight
9.17 oz / 260.0 g	10.87 oz / 308.2 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White	Gold, Gray, Silver

Display

Size
7.0-inch, 70.82% screen-to-body	7.9-inch, 70.65% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD, 500 nits
Resolution
1280x720px, 210 PPI	2048x1536px, 4:3 ratio, 324 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
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
MediaTek MT8161	Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1300 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core Vortex and Tempest
GPU
Mali-T760 MP2	Apple 4-core GPU
Memory
1GB (LPDDR3)/16GB	3GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 3GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat)	iPadOS (13.x)

Battery

Type
3500 mAh, Li - Polymer	5058 mAh, Li - Polymer

Camera

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

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.0	5.0, Yes
WLAN
b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS	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
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Loudspeaker	Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback, Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share

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

Phone Features

Notifications
Vibration
Other features
Voice commands, Voice recording

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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