Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 vs Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 31, 2019	Sep 14, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$730

Design

Dimensions
9.63 x 6.28 x 0.22 inches 244.5 x 159.5 x 5.7 mm	7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches 195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm
Weight
14.82 oz / 420.0 g	10.34 oz / 297.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control
Colors
Mountain gray, Cloud blue, Rose blush	Space Gray, Pink, Purple, Starlight

Display

Size
10.5-inch, 81.93% screen-to-body	8.3-inch, 77.41% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, HDR	IPS LCD, 60Hz, HDR, 500 nits
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 288 PPI	2266x1488px, 327 PPI
Features
HDR support, Ambient light sensor	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 855 SM8150 (7 nm)	Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 485	Hexa-core
GPU
Adreno 640	Yes
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 6GB/128GB	4GB/64GB 4GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (12, 11, 10, 9.0 Pie)	iPadOS (15.x)

Battery

Type
7040 mAh	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
Dual camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm	12 MP Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
	Quad LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
8 MP (Dual-Camera)	12 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
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,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, 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
Other
ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 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
Additional microphone(s)
Yes

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

with 128 GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$650

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

with LTE support

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40, 41
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s)
SIM type	Nano SIM

Wi-Fi Only

Weight	10.34 oz / 293.0 g

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Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Specs	Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) Specs
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