Apple iPad mini 2021 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE Plus
Product
Price
590 USD
599 USD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Apple iPhone
Samsung Mobile
Model No
Apple iPad mini 2021
SM-X610, SM-X616B
Launch Date
2021, September 24
2023, October 04
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
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, 46, 48, 66, 71
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66
5G bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G
HSPA, LTE-A (CA), 5G
Dimensions
195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm (7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 in)
285.4 x 185.4 x 6.5 mm (11.24 x 7.30 x 0.26 in)
Weight
293 g (Wi-Fi) / 297 g (Wi-Fi + Cellular) (10.34 oz)
627 g or 628 g (1.38 lb)
Build
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
SIM
Nano-SIM, eSIM
Stylus support (2nd gen only)
Nano-SIM
Stylus
Colors
Space Gray, Pink, Purple, Starlight
Mint, Silver, Gray, Lavender
Type
Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 500 nits (typ)
IPS LCD, 90Hz
Size
8.3 inches, 203.9 cm2 (~77.4% screen-to-body ratio)
12.4 inches, 445.8 cm2 (~84.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1488 x 2266 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~327 ppi density)
1600 x 2560 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~243 ppi density)
OS
iPadOS 15
Android 13, One UI 5.1
Chipset
Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
Exynos 1380 (5 nm)
CPU
Hexa-core (2x2.93 GHz + 4xX.X GHz)
Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Apple GPU (5-core)
Mali-G68 MP5
RAM
4GB
8GB/12GB
Storage
64GB/256GB
128GB/256GB
Card Slot
No
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Lens 1
12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), AF
8 MP, (wide)
Features
Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Lens 2
8 MP, (ultrawide)
Lens 1
12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide)
12 MP, (ultrawide)
Features
HDR
Video
1080p@25/30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Yes
Capacity
Li-Ion, non-removable (19.3 Wh)
Li-Po 10090 mAh, non-removable
Charging
45W wired, QC2.0
Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
Siri natural language commands and dictation
Unspecified
Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
No
No
Tuned by AKG
WLAN
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, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP
5.3, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only)
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
NFC
No
Radio
No
USB
USB Type-C 3.1, DisplayPort
USB Type-C, magnetic connector