Sony Xperia 10 III vs Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) Specs Comparison

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8.5	9.0
Sony Xperia 10 III	Apple iPad mini (6th Gen)
Released · Jun 11, 2021	Released · Sep 24, 2021
6.0-inch · 2520x1080px	8.3-inch · 2266x1488px
Triple camera	Single camera
6GB · 128GB	4GB · 64GB
4500 mAh	5078 mAh

Design

Dimensions
6.08 x 2.69 x 0.33 inches 154 x 68 x 8.3 mm	7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches 195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm
Weight
5.96 oz (169.0 g)	10.34 oz (297.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Plastic	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP65/68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key, Other	Right: Volume control
Colors
Black, White, Blue	Space Gray, Pink, Purple, Starlight

Display

Size
6.0-inch	8.3-inch
Resolution
2520x1080px, 21:9 ratio, 457 PPI	2266x1488px, 327 PPI
Technology
OLED	IPS LCD
Refresh rate
60Hz	60Hz
Screen-to-body
79.70 %	77.41 %
Peak brightness
	500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 SM6350 (8 nm)	Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Kryo 560	Hexa-core
GPU
Adreno 619L	Yes
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB	4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (11)	iPadOS (15.x)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh	5078 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
USB Power Delivery
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W

Battery Life Estimate

7h 18min

Browsing

14h 40min

Video

11h 33min

Gaming

11h 2min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

8h 1min

Gaming

6h 59min

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8"	12 MP Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 16 mm Sensor size: 1/4"
Third camera
8 MP (Telephoto, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 54 mm Sensor size: 1/4"
Flash
LED	Quad LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p, 720p (120 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
8 MP (HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	12 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6) MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.1
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
NFC	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Loudspeaker
Features
aptX-HD	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback

Cellular

5G
Bands n1, n3, n7, n8, n28, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6	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, 20, 28	Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38, 39, 40, 41	Bands 34, 38, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G
Bands 1, 4, 5, 8	Bands 1, 3, 4, 5, 6
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 14, 2021	Sep 14, 2021

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage


Memory	256GB

Wi-Fi Only


Weight	10.34 oz (293.0 g)

Links

Full specifications
Sony Xperia 10 III Specs	Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) Specs
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