Phone Comparison - Apple iPad mini (2021) vs Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G

Apple iPad mini (2021)
apple ipad mini (2021)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung
Announced September 2021 2021, January 14
Status Coming Soon - September 2021 Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, January 29
Price Rs. 46,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 81,999 ($999.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Space Gray, Pink, Purple, Starlight Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink, Phantom Gold, Phantom Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm
(7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 in)
161.5 x 75.6 x 7.8 mm
(6.36 x 2.98 x 0.31 in)
Weight 293 g / 297 g (10.34 oz / 10.48 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM, eSIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - SM-G996U1
5G Network SA/NSA 2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-G996U1
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
Stylus support (2nd gen only)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPadOS 15 Android 11
User Interface - One UI 3.1
Processor Hexa-core, Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International / Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680 - USA/China/Korea, Exynos 2100 - International / Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 - USA/China/Korea [Similar]
GPU Apple GPU (5-core) [Similar] Mali-G78 MP14 - International / Adreno 660 - USA/China/Korea [Similar]
RAM 4 GB [Browse Similar] 8 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 GB 256 GB
External Memory No Unspecified

display Display

Type Liquid Retina IPS LCD Screen
500 nits (typ)
Wide color gamut
True-tone
Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1300 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Always-on display
Colors 16M Colors 16M Colour
Size 8.3 inches [Similar] 6.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1488 x 2266 pixels (327 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (393 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 77.24% 88.68%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no no
Radio No FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP [Similar] 12 MP + 64 MP + 12 MP [Similar]
Flash Quad-LED Dual-tone Flash LED Flash
Features 12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), AF
HDR, Panorama
12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Auto-HDR, Panorama
Video 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS
Front Camera 12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide)
HDR
1080p@25/30/60fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
Dual video call, Auto-HDR
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB USB Type-C 3.1, DisplayPort USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128GB, 8 GB RAM (UFS 3.1)
Expandable Storage No Unspecified
USB OTG Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion, non-removable Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
Capacity 19.3 Wh 4800 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h (multimedia) -