Phone Comparison - Apple iPad mini Wi-Fi vs Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S6

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Samsung
Announced October 2012 October 2018 July 2019
Status Available - November 2012 Available - November 2018 Coming Soon - August 2019
Colors Black/Slate, White/Silver Silver, Space Gray Mountain Gray, Cloud Blue, Rose Blush
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 200 x 134.7 x 7.2 mm
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.28 in)
280.6 x 214.9 x 5.9 mm
(11.05 x 8.46 x 0.23 in)
244.5 x 159.5 x 5.7 mm
(9.63 x 6.28 x 0.22 in)
Weight 308 g (10.86 oz) 631 g, 633 g (22.26 oz, 22.33 oz) 420 g (14.82 oz)
SIM Type - Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM) Nano-SIM
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 11(1500), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 21(1500), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) LTE (unspecified)
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Stylus support (Bluetooth integration; magnetic) - Fingerprint Sensor
Stylus support (Bluetooth integration; magnetic)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 6 iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3 Android 9.0 (Pie)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5 Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest), Apple A12X Bionic (7 nm) Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.41 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485), Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 Apple GPU (7-core graphics) Adreno 640
RAM 512 MB 6 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 1 TB 256 GB
External Memory No No microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.9 inches 12.9 inches 10.5 inches
Resolution 768 x 1024 pixels (162 ppi) 2048 x 2732 pixels (265 ppi) 1600 x 2560 pixels (288 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.76% 85.24% 81.70%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no no
Radio No No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers)

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 12 MP 13 MP + 5 MP
Flash No Quad-LED Dual-tone Flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection 12 MP, f/1.8, 29mm (standard), 1/3", 1.22µm, PDAF
HDR
13 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF
5 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1.12µm
HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps 2160p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection [Similar] 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard), Face detection, HDR, panorama, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0, 26mm, 1/4.0", 1.12µm, , 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes
Edge No Yes
3G No HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat20 2048/150 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR 5.0, A2DP, LE, EDR 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; magnetic connector 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; magnetic connector
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser HTML (Safari) Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 1 TB, 6 GB RAM or 64/256/512 GB, 4 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Po Battery (36.71 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 16.3 Wh 9720 mAh 7040 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h - -