Samsung Galaxy Note9 vs Apple iPad mini (2019) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 09, 2018	Mar 18, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$1000	$679

Design

Dimensions
6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches 161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm	8 x 5.3 x 0.24 inches 203.2 x 134.6 x 6.1 mm
Weight
7.09 oz / 201.0 g	10.87 oz / 308.2 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light, Stylus
Keys
Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key; Right: Other	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Midnight black, Ocean blue, Cloud silver, Lavender purple	Gold, Gray, Silver

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 83.51% screen-to-body	7.9-inch, 70.65% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, HDR	IPS LCD, 500 nits
Resolution
2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 516 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
2 (Good)	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)	Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2800 MHz Kryo 385	Octa-core 2490 MHz Vortex and Tempest
GPU
Adreno 630	Apple 4-core GPU
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 8GB/512GB	3GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 3GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)	iPadOS (13.x)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Ion	5058 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.5/F2.4 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal length: 32 mm Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Autofocus) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, EIS	1080p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus) Video capture: QHD (30 fps)	7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	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, USB 3.1	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
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, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 46	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA	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	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jul 03, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMN960U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.27 W/kg Body: 0.76 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.35 W/kg Phablet: 3.90 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 512 GB storage

Memory	8GB/512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1250

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$529

International version

System chip	Samsung Exynos 9 9810 (10 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2900 MHz Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali-G72 MP18
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41
Dual SIM	Yes
Location	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
FCC approval	Date approved: Jul 02, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMN960F
Measured SAR	Head: 0.23 W/kg Body: 0.85 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.40 W/kg Phablet: 3.98 W/kg

Wi-Fi only with 64 GB storage

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

for Verizon

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

Wi-Fi only

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

for AT&T

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 18, 19, 20, 28, 29, 30, 66

for T-Mobile

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 27, 66, 71
3G Bands	5, 4, 2, 1

for Sprint

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71

for U.S. Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 25, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 46
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

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