Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 vs Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3	Apple iPad mini (6th Gen)
Released · Sep 28, 2020	Released · Sep 24, 2021
8.0-inch · 1920x1200px	8.3-inch · 2266x1488px
Single camera	Single camera
4GB · 64GB	4GB · 64GB
5050 mAh	5078 mAh

Design

Dimensions
8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches 213.8 x 126.8 x 9.9 mm	7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches 195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm
Weight
15.03 oz (426.0 g)	10.34 oz (297.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust, Shock, Vibration, Temperature; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control
Colors
Black	Space Gray, Pink, Purple, Starlight

Display

Size
8.0-inch	8.3-inch
Resolution
1920x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 283 PPI	2266x1488px, 327 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Refresh rate
	60Hz
Screen-to-body
68.46 %	77.41 %
Peak brightness
	500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Ambient light sensor	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 9810 (10 nm)	Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x 2.9GHz Exynos M3 + 4x 1.9GHz Cortex-A55	Hexa-core
GPU
Mali-G72 MP18	Yes
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4)	4GB
Internal storage
64GB	64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (10)	iPadOS (15.x)

Battery

Capacity
5050 mAh	5078 mAh
Type
Li - Ion	Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W

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
13 MP (PDAF)	12 MP Aperture size: F1.8
Flash
LED	Quad LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps)
Front
5 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	12 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6) MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	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
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Loudspeaker
Features
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
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+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
	Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 46, 48(3600)
3G
	Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(800)
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
	Nano SIM, eSIM

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 490

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 28, 2020	Sep 14, 2021

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage


Internal storage	128GB
MSRP	$ 510

With 256GB internal storage


Internal storage	256GB

with LTE support


Data Speed	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
MSRP	$ 590

Wi-Fi Only


Weight	10.34 oz (293.0 g)

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 Specs	Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) Specs
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