Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 vs Apple iPad mini (2019) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 11, 2021	Mar 18, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$1799 | €1899	$679

Design

Dimensions
6.23 x 5.04 x 0.25 inches (~0.30 inches with camera bump) 158.2 x 128.1 x 6.4 mm (~7.7 mm with camera bump)	8 x 5.3 x 0.24 inches 203.2 x 134.6 x 6.1 mm
Folded
6.22 x2.64 x0.56 inches (158.2 x 67.1 x 14.4 mm)
Weight
9.56 oz / 271.0 g	10.87 oz / 308.2 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Resistance
Dust; IPX8
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Phantom Black, Phantom Green, Phantom Silver	Gold, Gray, Silver

Display

Size
7.6-inch, 88.57% screen-to-body	7.9-inch, 70.65% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 1200 nits	IPS LCD, 500 nits
Resolution
2208x1768px, 22.5:18 ratio, 372 PPI	2048x1536px, 4:3 ratio, 324 PPI
Features
Folding inside the device, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor
Front cover display
6.2 inches 2268 x832 px Super AMOLED 120Hz refresh rate, Folding inside the device, HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus), Ambient light sensor, Proximity senso

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.6 (Good)	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)	Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x2.84GHz Kryo 680 3x2.42GHz Kryo 680 4x1.80GHz Kryo 680	Octa-core 2490 MHz Vortex and Tempest
GPU
Adreno 660	Apple 4-core GPU
Memory
12GB (LPDDR5)/256GB (UFS 3.1) 12GB/512GB	3GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 3GB/64GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
Android (14, 13, 12, 11)	iPadOS (13.x)

Battery

Type
4400 mAh, Li - Polymer	5058 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 11.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

4h 30min

Browsing

8h 15min

Video

6h 58min

Gaming

8h 24min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.76" Pixel size: 1.8 μm	8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal length: 32 mm Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/3.6" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Third camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, OIS) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 12 mm Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED
Video recording
Yes HDR, Continuous autofocus, 10-bit HDR	1080p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
4 MP (Under-screen, HDR) Folded: 10 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.0, Yes
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos, aptX, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

5G Bands
n2, n5, n25, n41, n66, n71, n260, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8, 9	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	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	Nano SIM, eSIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 23, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMF926U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.73 W/kg Body: 0.86 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.22 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.79 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1899

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$529

With Dual SIM and eSIM

SIM type	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM

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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