Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G vs Apple iPad mini (2021)

Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G
samsung galaxy s21+ 5g
Apple iPad mini (2021)
apple ipad mini (2021)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple
Announced 2021, January 14 September 2021
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, January 29 Coming Soon - September 2021
Price Rs. 81,999 ($999.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 46,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink, Phantom Gold, Phantom Red Space Gray, Pink, Purple, Starlight
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 161.5 x 75.6 x 7.8 mm
(6.36 x 2.98 x 0.31 in)
195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm
(7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 in)
Weight 200 g (7.05 oz) 293 g / 297 g (10.34 oz / 10.48 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM, eSIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - SM-G996U1 LTE
5G Network 2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-G996U1 SA/NSA
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
Stylus support (2nd gen only)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 11 iPadOS 15
User Interface One UI 3.1 -
Processor Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International / Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680 - USA/China/Korea, Exynos 2100 - International / Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 - USA/China/Korea [Similar] Hexa-core, Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
GPU Mali-G78 MP14 - International / Adreno 660 - USA/China/Korea [Similar] Apple GPU (5-core) [Similar]
RAM 8 GB [Browse Similar] 4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 GB 256 GB
External Memory Unspecified No

display Display

Type FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1300 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Always-on display
Liquid Retina IPS LCD Screen
500 nits (typ)
Wide color gamut
True-tone
Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M Colour 16M Colors
Size 6.7 inches [Similar] 8.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels (393 ppi) 1488 x 2266 pixels (327 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 88.68% 77.24%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no no
Radio FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent) No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP + 64 MP + 12 MP [Similar] 12 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash Quad-LED Dual-tone Flash
Features 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Auto-HDR, Panorama
12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), AF
HDR, Panorama
Video 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS
Front Camera 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
Dual video call, Auto-HDR
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide)
HDR
1080p@25/30/60fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
USB USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 3.1, DisplayPort
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only)
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128GB, 8 GB RAM (UFS 3.1) 256 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage Unspecified No
USB OTG Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
Li-Ion, non-removable
Capacity 4800 mAh 19.3 Wh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - Up to 10 h (multimedia)