Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite vs Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 03, 2020	Sep 14, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$650

Design

Dimensions
6.40 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches 162.5 x 75.6 x 8.1 mm	7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches 195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm
Weight
6.56 oz / 186.0 g	10.34 oz / 297.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control
Colors
Prism white, Prism black, Prism blue	Space Gray, Pink, Purple, Starlight

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 88.08% screen-to-body	8.3-inch, 77.41% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED Plus, HDR	IPS LCD, 60Hz, HDR, 500 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI	2266x1488px, 327 PPI
Features
	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.6 (Good)	2.1 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 855 SM8150 (7 nm)	Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 485	Hexa-core
GPU
Adreno 640	Yes
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB	4GB/64GB 4GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (11, 10)	iPadOS (15.x)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh, Li - Polymer	5078 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
USB Power Delivery

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Battery Life Estimate

6h 21min

Browsing

11h 47min

Video

10h 30min

Gaming

9h 52min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

8h 1min

Gaming

6h 59min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Single camera
Main camera
48 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	12 MP Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 12 mm
Third camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	Quad LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) EIS	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
32 MP Video capture: 1080p	12 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS
Other
NFC, ANT+	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Loudspeaker
Features
	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 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
38, 40, 41	34, 38, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 3, 4, 5, 6
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12 (600/100 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	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 18, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMG770U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.36 W/kg Body: 1.18 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.20 W/kg Phablet: 2.53 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

Wi-Fi Only

Weight	10.34 oz / 293.0 g

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite Specs	Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) Specs
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