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| Global Score | |
| 62.5 | 65 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2025-03-04 | 2021-09-24 |
| -- | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 16.97 ounces | 10.34 ounces |
| Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow | Pink, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 8.3 inches |
| -- | 2266 x 1488 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| -- | 327 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) chipset | Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | -- |
| Apple GPU 4-core GPU | Yes GPU |
| 6.3 | 5.85 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.6 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5078mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini (6th Gen) has a general score of 65, which is slightly better than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025)'s general score of 62.5. Both of these tablets come with iPadOS operating system, but the iPad mini (6th Gen) has the older 15.x version and iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x version. IPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) counts with a bit more powerful processor than iPad mini (6th Gen), although it has 6 less MHz cpu cores.
IPad mini (6th Gen) counts with an incredibly better screen than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), although it has a way smaller screen, they both have the same display brightness. Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) takes much clearer photographs and videos than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025). Both have the same camera aperture and a camera in the back with a 12 mega pixels resolution.
Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) counts with a lot bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has 64 GB more internal memory capacity. The iPad mini (6th Gen) features a superior battery lifetime than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025).
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