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

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

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	LTE	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
5G bands	SA/NSA	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 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	2022, February 09	2021, September 14
Status	Available. Released 2022, April 30	Available. Released 2021, September 24

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

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

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

Memory
Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	No
Internal	128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 16GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM	64GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB 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	LED flash, HDR, panorama	Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Single	-	12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), AF
Video	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps	4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS

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	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps	1080p@25/30/60fps, gyro-EIS

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

Comms
Bluetooth	5.2, A2DP, LE	5.0, A2DP
NFC	No	No
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO - cellular model only	GPS, GLONASS - cellular model only
Radio	No	No
USB	USB Type-C 3.2, magnetic connector	USB Type-C 3.1, DisplayPort
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot

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

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

Misc
Colors	Graphite	Space Gray, Pink, Purple, Starlight
Models	SM-X900, SM-X906, SM-X906B, SM-X906U, SM-X906N	A2568, iPad14,1, iPad14,2
Price	About 1150 EUR	About 550 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)