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| Global Score | |
| 77 | 61 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| -- | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2018-03-27 | -- |
| 9.40 x 6.60 x 0.29 inches | -- |
| 16.86 ounces | -- |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | -- |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 559.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2266 x 1488 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 327 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 chipset | Apple A16 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 16 nm (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | -- |
| PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.18 | 5.85 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 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 |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.25 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.7 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery | Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 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
IPad 9.7-inch (2018) has an overall score of 77, which is much better than Apple iPad mini (7th Gen)'s 61 overall score. Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) counts with a much powerful processor than Apple iPad mini (7th Gen), although it has less CPU cores. The Apple iPad mini (7th Gen) counts with a bit better screen than iPad 9.7-inch (2018), because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a little bit higher 1488 x 2266px resolution and a just a little better quantity of pixels in each display inch.
The Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) features a lot bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than iPad mini (7th Gen), because it has more internal memory capacity. Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) features a much better battery lifetime than iPad mini (7th Gen). The Apple iPad mini (7th Gen) captures much better videos and photos than iPad 9.7-inch (2018), because it has a lot bigger aperture to capture better captures in low-light environments, a lot better video resolution and a lot more mega-pixels camera.
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