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

Availability

Officially announced
May 27, 2021	Sep 14, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$160

Design

Dimensions
8.37 x 4.91 x 0.31 inches 212.5 x 124.7 x 8.0 mm	7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches 195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm
Weight
12.91 oz / 366.0 g LTE version - 371 g	10.34 oz / 297.0 g Wi-Fi only - 293
Materials
Back: Metal Frame: Metal	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control
Colors
Grey, Silver	Space Gray, Pink, Purple, Starlight

Display

Size
8.7-inch, 81.06% screen-to-body	8.3-inch, 77.41% screen-to-body
Type
TFT, 60Hz	IPS LCD, 60Hz, HDR, 500 nits
Resolution
1340x800px, 5:3 ratio, 179 PPI	2266x1488px, 327 PPI
Features
	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	2.1 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Mediatek Helio P22T MT8768T (12 nm)	Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 8x2.0GHz Cortex-A53	Hexa-core
GPU
PowerVR GE8320	Yes
Memory
3GB/32GB 4GB/64GB	4GB/64GB 4GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (11)	iPadOS (15.x)

Battery

Type
5100 mAh	5078 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

8h 1min

Gaming

6h 59min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0	12 MP Aperture size: F1.8
Flash
	Quad LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
2 MP	12 MP Video capture: 1080p (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
dual-band Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	Wi-Fi 6 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS
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, Album art cover, Background playback	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
LTE Bands
LTE version - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
TDD Bands
LTE version - 38, 40	34, 38, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
LTE version - 1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 3, 4, 5, 6
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
	Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

With 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage

Memory	4GB/64GB

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With LTE

Weight	13.09 oz / 371.0 g
LTE Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66
TDD Bands	38, 40
3G Bands	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type	Nano SIM

Wi-Fi Only

Weight	10.34 oz / 293.0 g

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