Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 vs Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy Tab A7	Apple iPad mini (6th Gen)
Released · Oct 08, 2020	Released · Sep 24, 2021
10.4-inch · 2000x1200px	8.3-inch · 2266x1488px
Single camera	Single camera
3GB · 32GB	4GB · 64GB
7040 mAh	5078 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
9.75 x 6.20 x 0.28 inches 247.6 x 157.4 x 7 mm	7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches 195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm
Weight
16.79 oz (476.0 g)	10.34 oz (297.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
	Right: Volume control
Colors
Dark gray, Silver, Gold	Space Gray, Pink, Purple, Starlight

Display

Size
10.4-inch	8.3-inch
Resolution
2000x1200px, 5:3 ratio, 224 PPI	2266x1488px, 327 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Refresh rate
	60Hz
Screen-to-body
78.94 %	77.41 %
Peak brightness
	500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Ambient light sensor	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 (11 nm)	Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x 2.0GHz Kryo 260 + 4x 1.8GHz Kryo 260	Hexa-core
GPU
Adreno 610	Yes
Memory
3GB/32GB	4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (12, 11, 10)	iPadOS (15.x)

Battery

Type
7040 mAh	5078 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

8h 1min

Gaming

6h 59min

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus)	12 MP Aperture size: F1.8
Flash
	Quad LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
5 MP Video capture: 1080p	12 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Loudspeaker
Features
Dolby Atmos	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share

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, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
	Bands 34, 38, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G
	Bands 1, 3, 4, 5, 6
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
	Nano SIM, eSIM

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 230 / € 223

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 08, 2020	Sep 14, 2021

Alternative variants

with 64GB storage


Memory	64GB
MSRP	$ 280

With 256GB internal storage


Memory	256GB

with LTE support


Weight	16.83 oz (477.0 g)
4G (FDD)	Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66(AWS-3)
4G (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


Weight	10.34 oz (293.0 g)

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