Samsung Galaxy Tab A & S Pen vs Apple iPad mini (2021)
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Announced | |
| July 2015 | September 2021 |
| Status | |
| Coming Soon - July 2015 | Coming Soon - September 2021 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 20,100 ($299.00) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 46,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Black, White | Space Gray, Pink, Purple, Starlight |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
242.5 x 166.8 x 7.5 mm (9.55 x 6.57 x 0.3 in) |
195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm (7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 in) |
| Weight | |
| 487 g (17.18 oz) | 293 g / 297 g (10.34 oz / 10.48 oz) |
| SIM Type | |
| - | Nano-SIM, eSIM |
| 2G Network | |
| N/A | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| N/A | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| - | LTE |
| 5G Network | |
| - | SA/NSA |
| Messaging | |
| , EMail, IM | |
| Build Features | |
| - S Pen Stylus | - Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted) Stylus support (2nd gen only) |
Display
| Type | |
| TFT Capacitive Touchscreen | Liquid Retina IPS LCD Screen 500 nits (typ) Wide color gamut True-tone Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M Colors |
| Size | |
| 9.7 inches [Similar] | 8.3 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi) | 1488 x 2266 pixels (327 ppi) |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 71.99% | 77.24% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) | iPadOS 15 |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.2 GHz [Similar] | Hexa-core, Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) |
| GPU | |
| - | Apple GPU (5-core) [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 4 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16 GB | 256 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | No |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels [Similar] | 12 MP [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| No | Quad-LED Dual-tone Flash |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging | 12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), AF HDR, Panorama |
| Video | |
| 720p | 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS |
| Front Camera | |
| 2 MP [Similar] |
12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide) HDR 1080p@25/30/60fps, gyro-EIS [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| - | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| No | Yes |
| Edge | |
| No | Yes |
| 3G | |
| No | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.1, A2DP | 5.0, A2DP |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot |
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0 | USB Type-C 3.1, DisplayPort |
| GPS | |
| Yes, GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only) |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | Yes |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 16 GB, 2 GB RAM | 256 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | No |
| USB OTG | |
| - | Not Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| Barometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | Li-Ion, non-removable |
| Capacity | |
| 6000 mAh | 19.3 Wh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 15 h (Wi-Fi) Up to 14 h (Video Playback Up to 178 h (Audio Playback) |
Up to 10 h (multimedia) |