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

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 08, 2020	Mar 18, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
3GB/32GB - $230 | €223 3GB/64GB - $280	3GB/256GB - $679 3GB/64GB - $529 Wi-Fi only version - $549

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 Wi-Fi only - 300.5 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, 78.94% screen-to-body	7.9-inch, 70.65% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD, 500 nits
Resolution
2000x1200px, 5:3 ratio, 224 PPI	2048x1536px, 4:3 ratio, 324 PPI
Features
	Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 662 SM6115 (11 nm)	Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x2.0GHz Kryo 260 4x1.8GHz Kryo 260	Octa-core Vortex and Tempest
GPU
Adreno 610	Apple 4-core GPU
Memory
3GB/32GB 3GB/64GB	3GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 3GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (12, 11, 10)	iPadOS (13.x)

Battery

Type
7040 mAh	5058 mAh, 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
1080p (30 fps)	1080p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)	7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0, Yes
WLAN
dual-band Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
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

Cellular

LTE Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
TDD Bands
	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
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

Alternative variants

with 64GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$280

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$529

with LTE support

Weight	16.83 oz / 477.0 g
LTE Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66
TDD Bands	38, 40
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
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

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

Wi-Fi only

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

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