Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra vs Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) Specs Comparison

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7.7	6.3
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra	Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro)
Released · Jan 31, 2024	Released · Oct 23, 2024
6.8-inch · 3088x1440px	8.3-inch · 2266x1488px
Quad camera	Single camera
12GB · 256GB	8GB · 128GB
5000 mAh	5078 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Jan 17, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
$1300 \| €1449	$499

Design

Dimensions
6.39 x 3.11 x 0.34 inches (~0.37 inches with camera bump) 162.3 x 79 x 8.6 mm (~9.5 mm with camera bump)	7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches 195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm
Weight
8.22 oz (233.0 g)	10.48 oz (297.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Armor) Frame: Titanium	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control
Colors
Titanium Black, Titanium Gray, Titanium Violet, Titanium Yellow, Titanium Blue, Titanium Green, Titanium Orange	Blue, Purple, Starlight, Space Gray

Display

Size
6.8-inch, 89.12% screen-to-body	8.3-inch, 77.41% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2600 nits	IPS LCD, 60Hz, HDR, 500 nits
Resolution
3088x1440px, 19.5:9 ratio, 501 PPI	2266x1488px, 327 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Armor
Features
	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm)	Apple A17 pro (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.39GHz Cortex-X4 5x3.1GHz Cortex-A720 2x2.2GHz Cortex-A520	Hexa-core 2x3.78GHz 4x2.11GHz
GPU
Adreno 750	Apple GPU 6-core
Memory
12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/512GB 12GB/1024GB	8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (14), up to 7 OS updates	iPadOS (18.x)

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

Battery Life Estimate

7h 39min

Browsing

20h 6min

Video

8h 18min

Gaming

13h 53min

Battery Life Estimate

5h 28min

Browsing

9h 12min

Video

10h 9min

Gaming

7h 9min

Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Single camera
Main camera
200 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung ISOCELL HP2 Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.3" Pixel size: 0.6 μm	12 MP
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX564 Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
10 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX754 Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 67 mm Sensor size: 1/3.52" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Fourth camera
50 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX854 Optical zoom: 5.0x Aperture size: F3.4 Focal Length: 111 mm Sensor size: 1/2.52" Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Flash
LED	Quad LED
Video recording
8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
12 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	12 MP Video capture: 1080p

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Overall

162

Photo

151

Video

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Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.3
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7,tri-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E 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, Ultra Wideband (UWB)	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 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, 39, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM + eSIM	eSIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Nov 29, 2023 FCC ID value: A3LSMS928U
Measured SAR
Head: 1.26 W/kg Body: 0.62 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.26 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage


Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1420

Wi-Fi Only


Weight	10.34 oz (293.0 g)

With 1TB internal storage


Memory	1024GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1660

With 256GB internal storage


Memory	256GB

With 512GB internal storage


Memory	512GB

Links

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