Apple iPad mini (A20 Pro) 2026 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S12+ 5G

A20 Pro chip

MediaTek Dimensity 9500

5-core CPU with 2 super cores and 3 efficiency cores

7-core GPU

16-core Neural Engine

Octa-core, 1@ 4.21GHz, 3@ 3.5GHz, 4@ 2.7GHz

Neural Accelerators

Hardware-accelerated ray tracing

128GB

256GB

Up to 2TB

microSD™

12GB

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comes with powerful features and built-in apps designed to take advantage of the unique capabilities of iPad.

Subject to change based on future operating system updates

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Subject to change based on future operating system updates.

Get help with everyday tasks like sending messages, setting reminders, and more

Activate hands-free with only your voice using “Siri” or “Hey Siri,” or use Type to Siri

Protected by the strongest privacy of any intelligent assistant

Powered by Apple Intelligence, Siri is more natural and helpful

5G (sub-6 GHz) with 4x4 MIMO

5G NR (Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n26, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n76, n77, n78, n79)

n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78

Gigabit LTE with 4x4 MIMO

Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71, 106br

Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48br

850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHzbr

850, 900, 1700, 1900, 2100

FaceTime video

Center Stage

iPad to any FaceTime-enabled device over Wi-Fi or cellular

FaceTime audio

Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) with 2x2 MIMO

Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)

6

v6.0

eSIM

iPad mini uses advanced eSIM technology for more convenience and security (not compatible with physical SIM cards)

Dual SIM with eSIM first

Yes

Yes

n77 C-Band, n77 3.45GHz

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71

2.4GHz & 5GHz & 6GHz

Fortemedia

Touch ID

Three‐axis gyro

Accelerometer

Barometer

Ambient light sensor

Accelerometer, Ambient Light, Fingerprint, Gyroscope

Yes

email

Apple Music®

YouTube Music, Spotify

AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, and Dolby Atmos

MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA

Apple Music®

Yes

Via lockscreen

Built-in accessibility features supporting vision, mobility, hearing, and cognitive disabilities help you get the most out of your iPad.

Features include

VoiceOver

Zoom

Magnifier

Accessibility Reader

Motion, display, and text settings

Live Captions

Subtitles and Captions

Voice Control

Switch Control

AssistiveTouch

Personal Voice and Live Speech

The AT&T Eco-Rating 2.0 system gives you environmental and social details about this device. The system uses a total of 20 performance criteria across 5 different attributes, for a total rating of 1 to 5 stars: 19-20 (5-star), 16-18 (4-star), 13-15 (3-star), 10-12 (2-star), 8-9 (1-star).

4/4

3/3

1/1

2/2

10/10

20/20 (5-star) Please visit att.com/ecospace for additional information.