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

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 16, 2020	Sep 14, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$350

Design

Dimensions
9.63 x 6.07 x 0.28 inches 244.5 x 154.3 x 7 mm	7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches 195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm
Weight
16.47 oz / 465.0 g	10.34 oz / 297.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control
Colors
Oxford gray, Angora blue, Chiffon pink	Space Gray, Pink, Purple, Starlight

Display

Size
10.4-inch, 81.63% screen-to-body	8.3-inch, 77.41% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD, 60Hz, HDR, 500 nits
Resolution
2000x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 224 PPI	2266x1488px, 327 PPI
Features
	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 9611 (10 nm)	Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2300 MHz 4x2.3GHz Cortex-A73 4x1.7G​Hz Cortex-A53	Hexa-core
GPU
Mali-G72 MP3	Yes
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/128GB	4GB/64GB 4GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (11, 10)	iPadOS (15.x)

Battery

Type
7040 mAh	5078 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

8h 1min

Gaming

6h 59min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9	12 MP Aperture size: F1.8
Flash
	Quad LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
5 MP	12 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band 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 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS
Other
ANT+, 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	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

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 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$420

Wi-Fi Only

Weight	10.34 oz / 293.0 g

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