Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 vs Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 26, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/128GB - $800	8GB/128GB - $499

Design

Dimensions
10.01 x 6.53 x 0.23 inches 254.3 x 165.8 x 5.9 mm	7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches 195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm
Weight
17.57 oz / 498.0 g	10.48 oz / 297.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
	Right: Volume control
Colors
Beige, Graphite	Blue, Purple, Starlight, Space Gray

Display

Size
11.0-inch, 83.20% screen-to-body	8.3-inch, 77.41% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR	IPS LCD, 60Hz, HDR, 500 nits
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 274 PPI	2266x1488px, 327 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)	Apple A17 pro (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.36GHz Cortex-X3 2x2.8GH​z Cortex-A715 2x2.8​GHz Cortex-A710 3x2.0​GHz Cortex-A510	Hexa-core 2x3.78GHz 4x2.11G​Hz
GPU
Adreno 740	Apple GPU 6-core
Memory
8GB/128GB (UFS) 12GB/256GB	8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (14, 13)	iPadOS (18.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2128	2860
GeekBench 6 Multi
5657	7002
3D Mark High
3853	3069
3D Mark Low
3033	2583

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Battery

Type
8400 mAh, Li - Polymer	5078 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

8h 6min

Video

6h 25min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 28min

Browsing

9h 12min

Video

10h 9min

Gaming

7h 9min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	12 MP
Flash
LED	Quad LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	12 MP Video capture: 1080p (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.3
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS
Other
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

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
TDD Bands
38, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	eSIM

Alternative variants

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

Wi-Fi Only

Weight	10.34 oz / 293.0 g

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

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