Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra vs Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 09, 2022	Sep 14, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/128GB - $1200 | €1249 12GB/256GB - $1299 | €1349 12GB/512GB - $1399 | €1449 12GB/1024GB - $1599 | €1649

Design

Dimensions
6.43 x 3.07 x 0.35 inches (~0.41 inches with camera bump) 163.3 x 77.9 x 8.9 mm (~10.50 mm with camera bump)	7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches 195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm
Weight
8.08 oz / 229.0 g	10.34 oz / 297.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control
Colors
Phantom Black, White, Burgundy, Green	Space Gray, Pink, Purple, Starlight

Display

Size
6.8-inch, 89.72% screen-to-body	8.3-inch, 77.41% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1750 nits	IPS LCD, 60Hz, HDR, 500 nits
Resolution
3088x1440px, 19.3:9 ratio, 501 PPI	2266x1488px, 327 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
Features
	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
1519 (Good)	Untested
Bright Min
1.6 (Good)	2.1 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)	Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.00GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510	Hexa-core
GPU
Adreno 730	Yes
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB 12GB/1024GB	4GB/64GB 4GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
Android (14, 13, 12)	iPadOS (15.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1656	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
3551	Untested
3D Mark High
2203	Untested
3D Mark Low
1624	Untested

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Ion	5078 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 24min

Browsing

13h 17min

Video

7h 27min

Gaming

7h 15min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

8h 1min

Gaming

6h 59min

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Single camera
Main camera
108 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.33" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	12 MP Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
10 MP (Telephoto) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 69 mm Sensor size: 1/3.52" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Fourth camera
10 MP (Telephoto) Optical zoom: 10.0x Aperture size: F4.9 Focal Length: 230 mm Sensor size: 1/3.52" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	Quad LED
Video recording
8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) EIS, 10-bit HDR	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
40 MP (PDAF) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	12 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS
Other
NFC	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Loudspeaker
Features
	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n75, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave	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, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66, 71	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, 39, 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, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM + eSIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 30, 2022 FCC ID value: A3LSMS908U
Measured SAR
Head: 1.18 W/kg Body: 0.98 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.22 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1299 | €1349

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 12GB RAM and 512GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1399 | €1449

Wi-Fi Only

Weight	10.34 oz / 293.0 g

With 12GB RAM and 1TB internal storage

Memory	12GB/1024GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1599 | €1649

International

System chip	Samsung Exynos 2200 (4 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 1x2.8GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x1.7​GHz Cortex-A510
GPU	Xclipse 920
Weight	8.04 oz / 228.0 g
5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra Specs	Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) Specs
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