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| Global Score | |
| 73.2 | 61 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2021-09-24 | -- |
| 9.84 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | -- |
| 17.18 ounces | -- |
| Silver and Space gray | -- |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.2 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 2160 x 1620 pixels | 2266 x 1488 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 327 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | Apple A16 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | processor |
| Yes GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.99 | 5.85 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.58 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8526mAh Li - Ion Battery | Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) is better than Apple iPad mini (7th Gen), getting a 73.2 score against 61. These tablets have the same iPadOS 15.x OS (Operating System). The iPad mini (7th Gen) has a bit better screen than Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021), because although it has a bit worse 1488 x 2266px resolution and a bit smaller screen, and they both have the same brightness, the iPad mini (7th Gen) also counts with a just a bit higher pixels count in each inch in the display.
IPad 10.2-inch (2021) features a much powerful processing unit than iPad mini (7th Gen), and although they both have a Hexa-Core processing unit, the iPad 10.2-inch (2021) also has a 64 bits processing unit. The Apple iPad mini (7th Gen) has a better camera than Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021), because it has a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, a lot larger aperture and a back-facing camera with much more mega pixels.
The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) and the Apple iPad mini (7th Gen) feature extremely similar memory capacity to store more games and applications, both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory capacity. The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) has a much longer battery life than Apple iPad mini (7th Gen).
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