Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 62.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 13.x | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2019-03-18 | 2025-03-04 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | -- |
| 10.87 ounces | 16.97 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 679.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | -- |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 3.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Apple GPU 4-core GPU |
| 10.35 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 32.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 8.91 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| 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 | -- |
| 6.1 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5058mAh Li - Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini (2019) is much better than Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), getting an 85.9 score against 62.5. Both devices we are comparing here include iPadOS OS (operating system), but the iPad mini (2019) has an older 13.x version while Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x version.
The iPad mini (2019) features a really superior performance than Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because although it has a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a larger number of cores and a 64 bits processor. The iPad mini (2019) has an incredibly better looking display than Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), although it has a much smaller display, they both have the same brightness.
The Apple iPad mini (2019) captures much better photographs and videos than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), although it has a lot worse 8 mega-pixels resolution camera and a way smaller aperture which is not good for low light images. The Apple iPad mini (2019) features much more memory to store more apps and games than Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because it has 256 GB internal memory capacity.
IPad mini (2019) counts with a much better battery life than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025).
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