Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 vs Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 01, 2018	Sep 14, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$650

Design

Dimensions
9.81 x 6.47 x 0.28 inches 249.3 x 164.3 x 7.1 mm	7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches 195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm
Weight
17.04 oz / 483.0 g	10.34 oz / 297.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control
Colors
Black, Gray	Space Gray, Pink, Purple, Starlight

Display

Size
10.5-inch, 78.07% screen-to-body	8.3-inch, 77.41% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD, 60Hz, HDR, 500 nits
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 288 PPI	2266x1488px, 327 PPI
Features
	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2350 MHz Kryo 280	Hexa-core
GPU
Adreno 540	Yes
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/256GB	4GB/64GB 4GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)	iPadOS (15.x)

Battery

Type
7300 mAh, Li - Polymer	5078 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging

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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
13 MP (PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP Aperture size: F1.8
Flash
LED	Quad LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p Hyperlapse, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
8 MP Video capture: 1080p	12 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
HDMI
Yes
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
4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
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

Alternative variants

LTE support

Weight	17.04 oz / 483.0 g
Data Speed	LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s)
Prices (MSRP)	€760

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

with 256 GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$750

Wi-Fi Only

Weight	10.34 oz / 293.0 g

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Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Specs	Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) Specs
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