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| Global Score | |
| 77 | 85.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| -- | iPadOS 13.x |
| 2018-03-27 | 2019-03-18 |
| 9.40 x 6.60 x 0.29 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 10.87 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 559.00 | $ 679.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset |
| Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 16 nm (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.18 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 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 |
| 8.25 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5058mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 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 iPad mini (2019) is better than the iPad 9.7-inch (2018), having a global score of 85.9 against 77. The iPad mini (2019) is a newer tablet, and it is also way lighter and somewhat thinner than iPad 9.7-inch (2018). The Apple iPad mini (2019) counts with a more powerful processor than iPad 9.7-inch (2018), because it has a larger amount of RAM, a 64-bits CPU and more processing cores.
Apple iPad mini (2019) has a sharper screen than iPad 9.7-inch (2018), because although it has a little smaller display, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1536 x 2048px, the Apple iPad mini (2019) also counts with a little bit greater pixels density. The iPad mini (2019) captures clearer photographs and videos than iPad 9.7-inch (2018), and although they both have a camera in the back with an 8 megapixels, a F2.4 camera aperture and the same (Full HD) video quality, the iPad mini (2019) also has faster 120 frames per second video frame rate.
The Apple iPad mini (2019) features much more memory capacity for applications and games than Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018), because it has 256 GB internal memory capacity. IPad 9.7-inch (2018) has a really longer battery life than Apple iPad mini (2019), because it has a 75 percent larger battery capacity.
The Apple iPad mini (2019) costs more money than iPad 9.7-inch (2018), but you can get a better tablet for that few more dollars.
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