Phone Comparison - Apple iPad mini (2021) vs Apple iPad Air (2022) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S9

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Samsung
Announced September 2021 March 2022 July 2023
Status Coming Soon - September 2021 Coming Soon - March 2022 Coming Soon - August 2023
Price Rs. 46,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 54,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 72,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Space Gray, Pink, Purple, Starlight Space Gray, Starlight, Pink, Purple, Blue Beige, Graphite
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm
(7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 in)
247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm
(9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 in)
254.3 x 165.8 x 5.9 mm
(10.01 x 6.53 x 0.23 in)
Weight 293 g / 297 g (10.34 oz / 10.48 oz) 461 g / 462 g (16.26 oz / 16.3 oz) 498 g (17.57 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM, eSIM Nano-SIM, eSIM Nano-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE LTE
5G Network SA/NSA SA/NSA SA/NSA
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
Stylus support (2nd gen only)
- Fingerprint Sensor (top-mounted)
Stylus support (2nd gen)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Stylus, 2.8ms latency (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPadOS 15 iPadOS 15.3 Android 13
Processor Hexa-core, Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) Octa-core, Apple M1 Octa-core (1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510), Qualcomm SM8550-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)
GPU Apple GPU (5-core) - Adreno 740
RAM 4 GB 8 GB 12 GB
Internal Memory 256 GB 256 GB 256 GB
External Memory No No microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Liquid Retina IPS LCD Screen
500 nits (typ)
Wide color gamut
True-tone
Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
QHD+ Liquid Retina IPS LCD Screen
500 nits (typ)
Scratch-resistant Glass
Oleophobic Coating
QHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
Corning Gorilla Glass
Colors 16M Colors 16M Colors 16M colors
Size 8.3 inches 10.9 inches 11.0 inches
Resolution 1488 x 2266 pixels (327 ppi) 1640 x 2360 pixels (264 ppi) 1600 x 2560 pixels (274 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 77.24% 81.06% 83.48%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP 12 MP 13 MP
Flash Quad-LED Dual-tone Flash No LED Flash
Features 12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), AF
HDR, Panorama
12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
HDR
13 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF
HDR, Panorama
Video 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide)
HDR
1080p@25/30/60fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide)
HDR
1080p@30/60fps [Similar]
12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚ (ultrawide)
HDR
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA, LTE-A (CA), 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP 5.0, A2DP, EDR 5.3, 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/6, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB USB Type-C 3.1, DisplayPort USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort; magnetic connector USB Type-C 3.2, magnetic connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (5G model only) 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 64 GB, 8 GB RAM 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage No No microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion, non-removable Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (28.6 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 45W
Capacity 19.3 Wh - 8400 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h (multimedia) - -