Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 vs Apple iPad mini (2024)

Product

Price
510 USD
499 USD
Status
Discontinued
Available
Brand
Samsung Mobile
Apple iPhone
Model No
Galaxy Tab Active 2
A2995, A2996, iPad16,2

Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
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, 48, 66, 71 - A2995 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 - A2996
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
5G bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA - A2995, A2996

Dimensions
127.6 x 214.7 x 9.9 mm (5.02 x 8.45 x 0.39 in)
195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm (7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 in)
Weight
415 g (Wi-Fi) / 419 g (LTE) (14.64 oz)
293 g (Wi-Fi) / 297 g (Wi-Fi + Cellular) (10.34 oz)
Build
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Stylus support (Apple Pencil, Apple Pencil Pro)
SIM
eSIM
Colors
Space Gray, Blue, Purple, Starlight

Type
16M Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch
Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 500 nits (typ)
Size
8.0 inches, 185.6 cm2 (~67.7% screen-to-body ratio)
8.3 inches, 203.9 cm2 (~77.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
800 x 1280 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~189 ppi density)
1488 x 2266 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~327 ppi density)

OS
Android v7.1 (Nougat)
iPadOS 18
Chipset
Exynos 7870 Octa (14 nm)
Apple A17 Pro (3 nm)
CPU
Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
Hexa-core (2x3.78 GHz + 4xX.X GHz)
GPU
Apple GPU (5-core graphics)

RAM
3GB
8GB
Storage
16GB, eMMC 5.1
128GB/256GB/512GB
Card Slot
microSDXC (dedicated slot)

Lens 1
8MP
12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), AF
Features
AF, LED flash, HDR, Panorama
Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video
1080p@30fps
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS

Lens 1
5MP
12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide)
Features
HDR
Video
1080p@25/30/60fps, gyro-EIS

Capacity
Removable Li-Ion 4450 mAh battery
Li-Ion 5078 mAh, non-removable (19.3 Wh)

Sensors
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass ,ANT+
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer

Loudspeaker
Yes
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
Yes

Bluetooth
4.2, A2DP, LE
5.3, A2DP
GPS
A-GPS, GLONASS ,Yes
GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only)
USB
Yes
USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, hotspot