Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite vs Apple iPad Air (2020) vs Apple iPad mini (2021)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Apple
Announced April 2020 2020, September 15 September 2021
Status Available - May 2020 Coming Soon - October 2020 Coming Soon - September 2021
Price Rs. 27,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 54,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 46,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Chiffon Pink, Angora Blue, Oxford Gray Space Gray, Silver, Rose Gold, Green, Sky Blue Space Gray, Pink, Purple, Starlight
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 244.5 x 154.3 x 7 mm
(9.63 x 6.07 x 0.28 in)
247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm
(9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 in)
195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm
(7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 in)
Weight 467 g (16.47 oz) 458 g / 460 g (16.16 oz / 16.23 oz) 293 g / 297 g (10.34 oz / 10.48 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM Nano-SIM, eSIM Nano-SIM, eSIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2324
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - A2072
LTE
5G Network - - SA/NSA
Messaging
Build Features Stylus support - Fingerprint Sensor (top-mounted)
Stylus support
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
Stylus support (2nd gen only)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 10 iPadOS 14 iPadOS 15
User Interface One UI 2.0 - -
Processor Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 9611 (10nm) Hexa-core, Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) Hexa-core, Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
GPU Mali-G72 MP3 Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Apple GPU (5-core)
RAM 4 GB N/A 4 GB
Internal Memory 128 GB 64 GB or 256 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) No No

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive Touchscreen Liquid Retina IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
True-tone
Wide color gamut
500 nits typ. brightness (advertised)
Liquid Retina IPS LCD Screen
500 nits (typ)
Wide color gamut
True-tone
Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour 16M Colors
Size 10.4 inches 10.9 inches 8.3 inches
Resolution 1200 x 2000 pixels (224 ppi) 1640 x 2360 pixels (264 ppi) 1488 x 2266 pixels (327 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 81.80% 81.06% 77.24%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP 12 MP 12 MP
Flash No No Quad-LED Dual-tone Flash
Features 8 MP, (wide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
HDR, Panorama
12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
HDR
12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), AF
HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS
Front Camera 5 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 7 MP, f/2.0, 31mm (standard)
HDR
1080p@30/60fps [Similar]
12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide)
HDR
1080p@25/30/60fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA) HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, EDR 5.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; magnetic connector USB Type-C 3.1, DisplayPort
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (LTE model only) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only)
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB or 256 GB 256 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSDXC (dedicated slot) No No
USB OTG Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor not present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Li-Po, non-removable (28.6 Wh) Li-Ion, non-removable
Capacity 7040 mAh - 19.3 Wh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 10 h (multimedia)