Galaxy Tab S10 FE+ vs iPad mini 8.5" (8th Gen, 2026)
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Here we compared two tablets: the 13.1-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE+ (with Exynos 1580) that was released on April 2, 2025, against the Apple iPad mini 8.5" (8th Gen, 2026), which is powered by Apple A20 Pro and came out 1 year and 7 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE+
- Comes with 5116 mAh larger battery capacity: 10090 vs 4974 mAh
- Has a 4.6 inches larger screen size
- Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 2048GB
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 20W)
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
Reasons to consider the Apple iPad mini 8.5" (8th Gen, 2026)
- 2.8x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3478K versus 1264K)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Much smaller footprint: 56% more compact case (40.1 vs 90.7 square inches)
- 25% higher pixel density (325 vs 259 PPI)
- OLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
- 3.5x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 4752 and 1376 points
- More energy-efficient CPU – Apple A20 Pro
- Weighs 409 grams less
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | OLED |
| Size | 13.1 inches | 8.5 inches |
| Resolution | 1800 x 2880 pixels | 1512 x 2316 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 8:5 | 3:2 |
| PPI | 259 ppi | 325 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | - |
| Max rated brightness | 800 nits | 600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.1% | 83.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 96.6% | - |
| PWM | Not detected | - |
| Response time | 29 ms | - |
| Contrast | 1812:1 | - |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy Tab S10 FE+
13.1″ (8:5 ratio) = 77.1 in2
iPad mini 8.5" (8th Gen, 2026)
8.5″ (3:2 ratio) = 33.3 in2
~131% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 300.6 mm (11.83 inches) | 195.3 mm (7.69 inches) |
| Width | 194.7 mm (7.67 inches) | 132.6 mm (5.22 inches) |
| Thickness | 6 mm (0.24 inches) | 5.4 mm (0.21 inches) |
| Weight | 664 g (23.42 oz) | 255 g (8.99 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP67 |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Silver, Gray, Blue | White, Black |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
| Area | 585 cm2 (90.7 inches2) | 259 cm2 (40.1 inches2) |
| Repairability | Average (2.68/5) | - |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (83rd and 40th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (#64th place)
iPad Ranking (#9th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 1580 | Apple A20 Pro |
| Max clock | 2900 MHz | 4930 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 2.9 GHz: Cortex-A720 |
- 4 cores at 2.64 GHz: - 2 cores at 4.93 GHz: |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 2 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Xclipse 540 | 7 core Apple GPU |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 896 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1331.2 GFLOPS | ~2903 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 6952 | 63193 |
| Single-core score | 1376 | 4752 |
| Multi-core score | 3860 | 12197 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 484087 | 948657 |
| GPU | 303990 | 1389766 |
| Memory | 198256 | 420368 |
| UX | 277797 | 720042 |
| Total score | 1264130 | 3478833 |
| Samples | [2 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | - |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 655 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 12398 | - |
| Video editing | 7114 | - |
| Photo editing | 23206 | - |
| Data manipulation | 10983 | - |
| Writing score | 16063 | - |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE+
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-06-11 (Jackie) | AnTuTu 11 | 1264130 |
| 📘 2025-10-31 (Thailand) | AnTuTu 11 | 1228241 |
Apple iPad mini 8.5" (8th Gen, 2026)
No benchmark results yet
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | - | 4800 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 3 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 2048 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | iPadOS 27 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 27.2) |
| ROM | One UI 8.5 | - |
| OS size | 13 GB | - |
| OS updates | 0 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | - | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 10090 mAh | 4974 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 20 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 37 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:45 hr | - |
| Battery cycles | 2000 cycles | - |
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4128 x 3096 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | No | Quad LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | - | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 13 MP |
1) Standard: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - | - Bokeh mode |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/1.8 |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.0 |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS |
| NFC* | Yes | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | eSIM |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | April 2025 | October 2026 |
| Release date | April 2025 | November 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $649 | $699 |
| SAR (body) | 0.8 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 20 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Apple iPad mini 8.5" (8th Gen, 2026) is definitely a better buy.
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