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| Global Score | |
| 73.2 | 85.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iPadOS 13.x |
| 2021-09-24 | 2019-03-18 |
| 9.84 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches |
| 17.18 ounces | 10.87 ounces |
| Silver and Space gray | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 679.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.2 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2160 x 1620 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| -- | 3 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.99 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 32.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.58 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8526mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5058mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad mini (2019) is much better than iPad 10.2-inch (2021), with a overall score of 85.9 against 73.2. The Apple iPad mini (2019) is an older tablet than the iPad 10.2-inch (2021), but it's noticeably lighter and way thinner anyway. Both of these tablets come with iPadOS operating system, but the Apple iPad mini (2019) has an older 13.x version while iPad 10.2-inch (2021) has iPadOS 15.x.
Apple iPad mini (2019) features a bit more vivid screen than iPad 10.2-inch (2021), because although it has a way smaller display and a bit lower 1536 x 2048px resolution, and they both have the same screen brightness, the Apple iPad mini (2019) also counts with a bit higher screen pixels density.
Apple iPad mini (2019) features a little faster processor than iPad 10.2-inch (2021), and although they both have a 64 bits CPU, the Apple iPad mini (2019) also has more CPU cores (although slower). IPad mini (2019) shoots a little bit better pictures and videos than Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021), and although they both have a camera with an 8 megapixels, a F2.4 aperture and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, the iPad mini (2019) also has faster 120 fps video frame rates.
Apple iPad mini (2019) counts with a lot bigger memory for games and applications than iPad 10.2-inch (2021), because it has more internal storage. The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) counts with a really longer battery lifetime than iPad mini (2019), because it has a 69% more battery capacity.
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