Apple Ipad Mini 2024 Wifi 256gb vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S9

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General

Brand

Apple Samsung

Custom UI

- Samsung One UI

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes Yes

Launch Date

October 15, 2024 July 27, 2023

Model

iPad Mini 2024 WiFi 256GB Galaxy Tab S9

Network

5G: Not Supported in India, 4G: Not Available, 3G: Not Available 5G: Not Supported in India, 4G: Not Available, 3G: Not Available

Operating System

iPadOS v18 Android v13

Quick Charging

Yes Yes

Battery

Capacity

5078 mAh 8400 mAh

Quick Charging

Yes, Fast, 20W Yes, Fast, 45W

Type

Li-Polymer Li-ion

USB Type-C

Yes Yes

User Replaceable

No No

Camera

Autofocus

Yes -

Camera Features

5 x Digital Zoom Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus -

Flash

Yes, Retina Flash -

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels -

Resolution

12 MP Front Camera -

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control -

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) Burst mode -

Video Recording

Full HD @ 60 FPS -

Video Recording Features

Slo-motion -

Design

Build Material

Back: Aluminium Back: Aluminium

Colours

Blue, Purple, Starlight, Space Grey Graphite, Beige

Height

195.4 mm 254.3 mm

Ruggedness

- Dust proof

Thickness

6.3 mm 5.9 mm

Waterproof

- Yes, Water resistant (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter), IP68

Weight

293 grams 498 grams

Width

134.8 mm 165.8 mm

Display

Display Type

- Dynamic AMOLED

Pixel Density

- 274 ppi

Screen Resolution

- 1600 x 2560 pixels

Screen Size

- 11 inches (27.94 cm)

Screen to Body Ratio

- 83.5 %

Touch Screen

- Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch
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Front Camera

Resolution

- 12 MP f/2.4, Ultra-Wide Angle, Primary Camera

Main Camera

Autofocus

- Yes

Camera Features

- Digital Zoom Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus

Flash

- Yes, LED Flash

Image Resolution

- 4128 x 3096 Pixels

Resolution

- 13 MP f/2.0, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(26 mm focal length, 3.4" sensor size, 1µm pixel size)

Settings

- Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

- Continuous Shooting High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Video Recording

- 3840x2160 @ 30 fps 1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Multimedia

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus Dolby Atmos

Audio Jack

USB Type-C USB Type-C

FM Radio

No No

Music

Yes, Music Formats: AAC, FLAC, M4A (Apple lossless), MP3 -

Video Player

Yes, Video Formats: AV1, H.264, HEVC, MP4 -

Video player

Yes, Video Formats: AV1, H.264, HEVC, MP4 -

Network & Connectivity

Bluetooth

Yes, v5.3 Yes, v5.3

GPS

Yes -

NFC

No No

Network Support

5G Not Supported 5G Not Supported in India

USB Connectivity

Mass storage device, USB charging Mass storage device, USB charging

Voice Calling

No No

Wi-Fi

Yes, Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz 6GHz, MIMO Yes, Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz 6GHz, MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

- Wi-Fi Direct

Performance

Architecture

64 bit 64 bit

Chipset

Apple A17 Pro Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Graphics

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics) Adreno 740

Processor

Hexa Core (3.78 GHz, Dual core, Avalanche + 2.11 GHz, Quad core, Blizzard) Octa core (3.36 GHz, Single core, Cortex X3 + 2.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A715 + 2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A510)

RAM

8 GB 8 GB

Special Features

Browser

Yes, HTML5 -
Yes -

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Top On-screen

Games

Yes -

Instant Messaging

Yes -

Other Facilities

Calculator, Stopwatch, World clock, Calendar, Alarm, Document viewer -

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Phone Book

No -

Storage

Expandable Memory

No Yes, Up to 1 TB

Internal Memory

256 GB 128 GB

User Available Storage

- Up to 99.9 GB
Scoring parameters
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