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

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	7.9-inch
Resolution
2000x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 224 PPI	2048x1536px, 4:3 ratio, 324 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
81.63 %	70.65 %
Peak brightness
	500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Ambient light sensor	Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 9611 (10 nm)	Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2300 MHz 4x 2.3GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x 1.7GHz Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2490 MHz Vortex and Tempest
GPU
Mali-G72 MP3	Apple 4-core GPU
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4)	3GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
64GB, available to use: 49.2 GB	256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (11, 10), Samsung One UI	iPadOS (13.x)

Battery

Capacity
7040 mAh	5058 mAh
Type
	Li - Polymer

PhoneArena Battery Tests

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
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)	1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP	7 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0, Yes
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Lightning
Location
GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Hall (for flip covers)	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
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(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+), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
	Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46
3G
	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
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

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 350	$ 679
In The Box
	Lightning to USB cable, USB power adapter

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 16, 2020	Mar 18, 2019

Alternative variants

with LTE

Weight	16.47 oz (467.0 g)
4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
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

Internal storage	64GB
MSRP	$ 529

with 128GB storage

Internal storage	128GB
MSRP	$ 420

Wi-Fi only with 64 GB storage

Internal storage	64GB
Weight	10.60 oz (300.5 g)
MSRP	$ 399

Wi-Fi only

Weight	10.60 oz (300.5 g)
MSRP	$ 549

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