Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite vs Apple iPad mini (2019) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 16, 2020	Mar 18, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$350	$679

Design

Dimensions
9.63 x 6.07 x 0.28 inches 244.5 x 154.3 x 7 mm	8 x 5.3 x 0.24 inches 203.2 x 134.6 x 6.1 mm
Weight
16.47 oz / 465.0 g	10.87 oz / 308.2 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Oxford gray, Angora blue, Chiffon pink	Gold, Gray, Silver

Display

Size
10.4-inch, 81.63% screen-to-body	7.9-inch, 70.65% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD, 500 nits
Resolution
2000x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 224 PPI	2048x1536px, 4:3 ratio, 324 PPI
Features
	Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
9 (Poor)	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 9611 (10 nm)	Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2300 MHz 4x2.3GHz Cortex-A73 4x1.7G​Hz Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2490 MHz Vortex and Tempest
GPU
Mali-G72 MP3	Apple 4-core GPU
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/128GB	3GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 3GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (11, 10)	iPadOS (13.x)

Battery

Type
7040 mAh	5058 mAh, Li - Polymer

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

9h 46min

Gaming

7h 52min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9	8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal length: 32 mm Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)	1080p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP	7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0, Yes
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band 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 2.0	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	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 LTE

Weight	16.47 oz / 467.0 g
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed	LTE-A Cat 13/5 (400/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type	Nano SIM

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$529

with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$420

Wi-Fi only with 64 GB storage

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

Wi-Fi only

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

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