TCL TAB 8 SE vs Apple iPad mini (A20 Pro) 2026

MediaTek® Helio® P22A

A20 Pro chip

Octa-core, 4 @2.0GHz and 4 @1.5GHz

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

7-core GPU

16-core Neural Engine

Neural Accelerators

Hardware-accelerated ray tracing

Up to 1TB

microSD™

4GB

128GB

64GB

13

27

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

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

Bands 2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 17, 25, 26, 29, 30, 41, 66

850/1700/2100/1900MHz

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

Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)

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

2.4GHz & 5GHz

v5.0 + EDR, A2DP, LE

6

Up to 10 devices

Nano

eSIM

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

Yes

Yes

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)

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

FaceTime video

Center Stage

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

FaceTime audio

Accelerometer, Ambient light

Touch ID

Three‐axis gyro

Accelerometer

Barometer

Ambient light sensor

POP3/IMAP, Gmail™, Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync®, and more

Yes

Yes

YouTube Music

Apple Music®

AAC LC, HE-AACv1 (AAC+), HE-AACv2 (enhanced AAC+), AAC ELD (enhanced low delay AAC), AMR-NB, AMR-WB, FLAC, MP3, MIDI, Vorbis, PCM/WAVE

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

Via lockscreen

Yes

Apple Music®

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

0/3

1/1

2/2

9/10

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