Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 (SD 865+) vs iPad mini (A5)

Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 (SD 865+) $650
iPad mini (A5) $329
Base Price (MSRP)
$650
Base Price (MSRP)
$329
CPU
Snapdragon 865+
CPU
A5 (iPad)
GPU
Adreno 650+
GPU
PowerVR SGX543 MP2 A5
Memory
6GB
Memory
512MB
Storage
128GB
Storage
16GB
Display
11" LCD LTPS 2560x1600 Touch
Display
7.9" LCD IPS 1024x768 Touch
Snapdragon 865+
8 Cores
8 Threads
3.1GHz Clock
A5 (iPad)
2 Cores
2 Threads
1GHz Clock
GB6S 1,135
28%
GB6M 3,250
12%
N/A
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Adreno 650+
512 Shaders
670MHz
Shared Memory
PowerVR SGX543 MP2 A5
32 Shaders
200MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 0.69 TFLOPS
1%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.01 TFLOPS
0%
6GB
LPDDR5-5500
512MB
LPDDR2-800
16 Tabs
3%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
128GB
16GB
186 min 4K Video
5%
Unknown # min 4K Video
0%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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11"
LCD LTPS
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7.9"
LCD IPS
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500 Nits
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400 Nits
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120Hz
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60Hz
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2560x1600
4.1 Million Pixels
274 PPI
1024x768
0.8 Million Pixels
163 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,700:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
Touch
Capacitive
Main
13.1MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/2 Aperture
1/3.35" Sensor Size
1.00 µm Pixel Size
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Main
5.0MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/3.2" Sensor Size
1.75 µm Pixel Size
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Ultrawide
5.0MP
12mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/5" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
122˚ Diagonal Field of View
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Front
8.1MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/2 Aperture
1/4" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
80˚ Diagonal Field of View
Front
1.2MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/6" Sensor Size
1.75 µm Pixel Size
70˚ Diagonal Field of View
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2.2x Zoom-Out
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5x Digital Zoom-In
Zoom
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5x Digital Zoom-In
FPS
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4K up to 30 FPS
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FPS
720p up to 30 FPS
1080p up to 30 FPS
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Front FPS
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1080p up to 30 FPS
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Front FPS
720p up to 30 FPS
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Features
Flash
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Autofocus
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Video Stabilization
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Photo Geotagging
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Features
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Autofocus
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HDR Photo
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Photo Geotagging
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Modes
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Panorama
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Not Included
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Not Included
S Pen Tab S7
Not Included
Fingerprint
No Biometrics
4
2
2
1
No Cellular
No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
MDM9615
4G
Speed
Up to 150Mbps Download
Up to 50Mbps Upload
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
1 Stream
Up to 72Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth 4.0
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light
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Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light
Magnetometer
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Location
GPS
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GLONASS
Galileo
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Beidou
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Compass
Location
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iBeacon
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Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
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1x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps)
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Data
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1x Lightning (480Mbps)
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
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1x micro SDXC Card UHS-I
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External
External
18W
9.00V
2.00A
5W
5.00V
1.00A
USB-PD
2.00A 5V (10W)
2.00A 9V (18W)
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USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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USB-A
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Removable Cable
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USB-A
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Removable Cable
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31Wh
8000mAh
3.87V
Lithium-Ion
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16.5Wh
4440mAh
3.72V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 15 Hours
Up to 10 Hours
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Android
iPadOS
Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
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Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
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Height
253.8 mm (10 in)
Width
163.3 mm (6.4 in)
Depth
6.3 mm (0.2 in)
Volume
0.300 L
Height
200 mm (7.9 in)
Width
134.7 mm (5.3 in)
Depth
7.2 mm (0.3 in)
Volume
0.200 L
Weight
498 g (17.57 oz)
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Weight
308 g (10.86 oz)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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