Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) vs Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Lite Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Mar 04, 2025	Aug 25, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/128GB - $499	$349	€400

Design

Dimensions
7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches 195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm	9.79 x 7.07 x 0.28 inches 248.6 x 179.5 x 7 mm	10.01 x 6.53 x 0.26 inches 254.3 x 165.8 x 6.6 mm
Weight
10.48 oz / 297.0 g	16.97 oz / 481.0 g	18.48 oz / 524.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
		Yes
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control
Colors
Blue, Purple, Starlight, Space Gray	Silver, Blue, Pink, Yellow	Gray, Silver, Coral Red

Display

Size
8.3-inch, 77.41% screen-to-body	10.9-inch, 80.44% screen-to-body	10.9-inch, 81.56% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 60Hz, HDR, 500 nits	IPS LCD, 60Hz, 500 nits	IPS LCD, 90Hz, 800 nits
Resolution
2266x1488px, 327 PPI	2360x1640px, 264 PPI	2120x1320px, 229 PPI
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	529 (Poor)	Untested
Bright Min
2.1 (Average)	2 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A17 pro (3 nm)	Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm)	Exynos 1380 (5 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2x3.78GHz 4x2.11G​Hz		Octa-core 4x2.4GHz Cortex-A78 4x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Apple GPU 6-core	Apple GPU 4-core	Mali-G68 MP5
Memory
8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB	6GB/128GB	6GB/128GB 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable		microSDXC up to 2048 GB
OS
iPadOS (18.x)	iPadOS (18.x)	Android (15), up to 7 OS updates

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2860	2464	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
7002	5837	Untested
3D Mark High
3069	2538	Untested
3D Mark Low
2583	2284	Untested

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Battery

Type
5078 mAh, Li - Polymer	7698 mAh	8000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charge speed
		Wired: 25.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 28min

Browsing

9h 12min

Video

10h 9min

Gaming

7h 9min

Battery Life Estimate

4h 36min

Browsing

10h 17min

Video

6h 20min

Gaming

7h 42min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP	12 MP Aperture size: F1.8	8 MP
Flash
Quad LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)	Yes	Yes
Front
12 MP Video capture: 1080p	12 MP	5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.3	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Loudspeaker	Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79	5G Ready	5G Ready
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
TDD Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
eSIM	eSIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

Wi-Fi Only

Weight	10.34 oz / 293.0 g

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

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