Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 vs Apple iPad mini (2019) Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
9.75 x 6.20 x 0.28 inches 247.6 x 157.4 x 7 mm	8 x 5.3 x 0.24 inches 203.2 x 134.6 x 6.1 mm
Weight
16.79 oz (476.0 g)	10.87 oz (308.2 g)
Materials
	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Dark gray, Silver, Gold	Gold, Gray, Silver

Display

Size
10.4-inch	7.9-inch
Resolution
2000x1200px, 5:3 ratio, 224 PPI	2048x1536px, 4:3 ratio, 324 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
78.94 %	70.65 %
Peak brightness
	500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Ambient light sensor	Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 (11 nm)	Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x 2.0GHz Kryo 260 + 4x 1.8GHz Kryo 260	Octa-core 2490 MHz Vortex and Tempest
GPU
Adreno 610	Apple 4-core GPU
RAM
3GB	3GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
32GB, available to use: 19.5 GB	256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (12, 11, 10)	iPadOS (13.x)

Battery

Capacity
7040 mAh	5058 mAh
Type
	Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus)	8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal length: 32 mm Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)	1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	7 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0, Yes
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Lightning
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
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
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD)
	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 21(1500 Upper), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
	Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46
3G
	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
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

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 230 / € 223	$ 679
In The Box
	Lightning to USB cable, USB power adapter

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 08, 2020	Mar 18, 2019

Alternative variants

with 64GB storage

Internal storage	64GB
MSRP	$ 280

with 64 GB storage

Internal storage	64GB
MSRP	$ 529

with LTE support

Weight	16.83 oz (477.0 g)
4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed	LTE-A Cat 13/5 (400/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type	Nano SIM

Wi-Fi only with 64 GB storage

Internal storage	64GB
Weight	10.60 oz (300.5 g)
MSRP	$ 399

Wi-Fi only

Weight	10.60 oz (300.5 g)
MSRP	$ 549

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Specs	Apple iPad mini (2019) Specs
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