Apple iPad mini (2021) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra

Phones Images

PHONES
Phone Names	Apple iPad mini (2021)	Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra

Network
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	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, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71	LTE
5G bands	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA	SA/NSA
Speed	HSPA, LTE, 5G - cellular model only	HSPA, LTE, 5G - cellular model only
Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G	GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

Launch
Announced	2021, September 14	2022, February 09
Status	Available. Released 2021, September 24	Available. Released 2022, April 30

Body
Build	Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame	-
Dimensions	195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm (7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 in)	326.4 x 208.6 x 5.5 mm (12.85 x 8.21 x 0.22 in)
SIM	Nano-SIM + eSIM (cellular model only)	Nano-SIM (cellular model only)
Weight	293 g (Wi-Fi) / 297 g (Wi-Fi + Cellular) (10.34 oz)	726 g (Wi-Fi), 728 g (5G) (1.60 lb)
	Stylus support (2nd gen only)	Stylus, 2.8ms latency (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)

Display
Protection	Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Resolution	1488 x 2266 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~327 ppi density)	1848 x 2960 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~240 ppi density)
Size	8.3 inches, 203.9 cm2 (~77.4% screen-to-body ratio)	14.6 inches, 612.6 cm2 (~90.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Type	Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 500 nits (typ)	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+

Platform
CPU	Hexa-core (2x2.93 GHz + 4xX.X GHz)	Octa-core (1x3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510)
Chipset	Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)	Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm)
GPU	Apple GPU (5-core)	Adreno 730
OS	iPadOS 15, upgradable to iPadOS 26.1	Android 12, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1.1

Memory
Card slot	No	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal	64GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM	128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 16GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM
	-	UFS

Main Camera
Dual	-	13 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF 6 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
Features	Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama	LED flash, HDR, panorama
Single	12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), AF	-
Video	4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Selfie camera
Dual	-	12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide) 12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚ (ultrawide)
Features	HDR	HDR
Single	12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide)	-
Video	1080p@25/30/60fps, gyro-EIS	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Sound
3.5mm jack	No	No
35mm jack	No	No
Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers)
	-	Tuned by AKG

Comms
Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP	5.2, A2DP, LE
NFC	No	No
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS - cellular model only	GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO - cellular model only
Radio	No	No
USB	USB Type-C 3.1, DisplayPort	USB Type-C 3.2, magnetic connector
WLAN	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

Features
Sensors	Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer	Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
	-	Wireless Samsung DeX

Battery
Charging	-	45W wired, 100% in 82 min
Type	Li-Ion 5078 mAh (19.3 Wh)	Li-Po 11200 mAh

Misc
Colors	Space Gray, Pink, Purple, Starlight	Graphite
Models	A2568, iPad14,1, iPad14,2	SM-X900, SM-X906, SM-X906B, SM-X906U, SM-X906N
Price	About 550 EUR	About 1150 EUR
SAR EU	-	0.69 W/kg (body)

Tests
Loudspeaker	-29.7 LUFS (Average)	-

OUR TESTS
Display	1325:1 contrast ratio, 518 nits max brightness (measured)	-
Loudspeaker	-29.7 LUFS (Average)	-