Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e vs Apple iPad mini (2019) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 15, 2019	Mar 18, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$480	$679

Design

Dimensions
9.65 x 6.30 x 0.22 inches 245 x 160 x 5.5 mm	8 x 5.3 x 0.24 inches 203.2 x 134.6 x 6.1 mm
Weight
14.11 oz / 400.0 g	10.87 oz / 308.2 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Silver	Gold, Gray, Silver

Display

Size
10.5-inch, 81.50% screen-to-body	7.9-inch, 70.65% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD, 500 nits
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 288 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 670 SDM670 (10 nm)	Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A75 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2490 MHz Vortex and Tempest
GPU
Adreno 615	Apple 4-core GPU
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 4GB/64GB 6GB/128GB	3GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 3GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie)	iPadOS (13.x)

Battery

Type
7040 mAh, Li - Ion	5058 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm	8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal length: 32 mm Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps) Hyperlapse	1080p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Autofocus) Video capture: 1080p	7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0, Yes
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	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, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
ANT+	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Yes	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (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 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$400

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$529

with LTE support

Phone functionality	Yes
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 28, 66
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
SIM type	Nano SIM

Wi-Fi only with 64 GB storage

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

with 6GB RAM

Memory	6GB

Wi-Fi only

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

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