Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab A & S Pen vs Apple iPad mini (2019) vs Motorola Signature

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Motorola
Announced July 2015 March 2019 January 2026
Status Coming Soon - July 2015 Available - March 2019 Coming Soon - February 2026
Price Rs. 20,100 ($299.00) [Similarly Priced] - Rs. 59,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Space Gray, Silver, Gold Pantone: Carbon, Martini Olive
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 242.5 x 166.8 x 7.5 mm
(9.55 x 6.57 x 0.3 in)
203.2 x 134.8 x 6.1 mm
(8 x 5.31 x 0.24 in)
162.1 x 76.4 x 7 mm
(6.38 x 3.01 x 0.28 in)
Weight 487 g (17.18 oz) 300.5 g / 308.2 g (10.58.0.18 oz / 10.86.0.07 oz) 186 g (6.56 oz)
SIM Type - Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM) -
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800
3G Network N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 11(1500), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 21(1500), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66, 71 - version 1
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66 - version 2
5G Network - - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 80, 81, 83, 84, 89, 94 SA/NSA/Sub6 - version 1
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - version 2
Messaging , EMail, IM
Build Features - S Pen Stylus - Fingerprint Sensor
Stylus support
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
IP68/IP69 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.2m for 30 min)
MIL-STD-810H compliant*
* does not guarantee ruggedness or use in extreme conditions

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) iOS 12.1.3 Android 16, up to 7 major Android upgrades
User Interface - iOS -
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest), Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) Octa-core (2x3.8 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.32 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M), Qualcomm SM8845 Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 (3 nm)
GPU - Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Adreno 840
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 16 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 64/256 GB 1 TB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB No No

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating FHD+ LTPO AMOLED Screen
165Hz, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, 6200 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 1B colors
Size 9.7 inches 7.9 inches 6.8 inches
Resolution 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi) 1264 x 2780 pixels (449 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.99% 70.58% 90.80%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes no
Radio - No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 8 MP 50 MP + 50 MP + 50 MP
Flash No No Dual-LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging 8 MP, f/2.4, 32mm (standard), 1.12µm, AF
HDR
50 MP, f/1.6, 23mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS
50 MP, 71mm (periscope telephoto), 1/1.95", 0.8µm, dual-pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
50 MP, f/2.0, 12mm, 122˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, PDAF
Laser AF, HDR, Panorama
Video 720p 1080p@30fps 8K@30fps (Dolby Vision), 4K@30/60fps (Dolby Vision), 4K@120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR10+, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 2 MP [Similar] 7 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard)
HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
50 MP, f/2.0, 21mm (wide), 1/2.93", 0.6µm, dual-pixel PDAF
HDR
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes Yes
Edge No Yes Yes
3G No HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP 5.0, A2DP, EDR 6.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB microUSB v2.0 2.0, proprietary reversible connector USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, OTG, DisplayPort 1.4
GPS Yes, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only) GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, NavIC
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 64/256 GB, 2 GB RAM 1 TB, 16 GB RAM or 512 GB, 16 GB RAM or 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 4.1
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB No No
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (19.1 Wh) Non-removable Si/C Li-Ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 90W wired, 50% in 15 min
50W wireless
10W reverse wireless
5W reverse wired
Capacity 6000 mAh 5124 mAh 5200 mAh
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) -