Samsung Galaxy Tab Active5 vs Apple iPad mini (2024)

Prices in Kuwait
Product
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active5
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active5
198 KWD (Estimated)
Apple iPad mini (2024)
Apple iPad mini (2024)
204 KWD

Price
198 KWD (Estimated)
204 KWD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Samsung Mobile
Apple iPhone
Model No
SM-X306B
A2995, A2996, iPad16,2

Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
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, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66, 68
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
5G bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
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
Speed
HSPA, LTE-A, 5G
HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G

Dimensions
213.8 x 126.8 x 10.1 mm (8.42 x 4.99 x 0.40 in)
195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm (7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 in)
Weight
Weight 433 g (15.27 oz)
293 g (Wi-Fi) / 297 g (Wi-Fi + Cellular) (10.34 oz)
Build
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) Drop-to-concrete resistance from up to 1.8 meter MIL-STD-810H compliant
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Stylus support (Apple Pencil, Apple Pencil Pro)
SIM
Nano-SIM, eSIM or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Stylus
eSIM
Colors
Black
Space Gray, Blue, Purple, Starlight

Type
TFT LCD, 120Hz
Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 500 nits (typ)
Size
8.0 inches, 185.6 cm2 (~68.5% screen-to-body ratio)
8.3 inches, 203.9 cm2 (~77.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1920 x 1200 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~283 ppi density)
1488 x 2266 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~327 ppi density)

OS
Android 14, One UI 6
iPadOS 18
Chipset
5 nm
Apple A17 Pro (3 nm)
CPU
Octa-core
Hexa-core (2x3.78 GHz + 4xX.X GHz)
GPU
Apple GPU (5-core graphics)

RAM
6GB/8GB
8GB
Storage
128GB/256GB
128GB/256GB/512GB
Card Slot
microSDXC

Lens 1
13 MP, f/1.9, AF
12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), AF
Features
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS

Lens 1
5 MP, f/2.2
12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide)
Video
1080p@30fps
1080p@25/30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Features
HDR

Capacity
Li-Po 5050 mAh, removable
Li-Ion 5078 mAh, non-removable (19.3 Wh)

Sensors
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass, proximity (accessories only) Samsung DeX
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer

Loudspeaker
Yes
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
Yes

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.3, A2DP, LE
5.3, A2DP
GPS
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only)
NFC
Yes
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, charging/accessories connector pins
USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort