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| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 62.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 13.x | iPadOS 18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x |
| 2019-03-18 | 2020-09-18 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 10.87 ounces | 17.46 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 679.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 10.2 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2160 x 1620 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Apple GPU 4 core GPU |
| 10.35 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 32.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5058mAh Li - Polymer Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 mini (2019) has a global score of 85.9, which is way better than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020)'s score of 62.2. These tablets use iPadOS OS, but iPad mini (2019) has older 13.x version while Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) has iPadOS 18.x version. Even though the iPad mini (2019) is older than the Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), it's body is extremely lighter and thinner.
The Apple iPad mini (2019) features a bit better display than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), because although it has a really smaller screen and a quite lower resolution of 1536 x 2048, and they both have the same display brightness, the Apple iPad mini (2019) also counts with a bit greater display density.
The iPad mini (2019) counts with much more storage capacity to install applications and games than iPad 10.2 (2020), because it has 256 GB internal memory. IPad mini (2019) features a much greater hardware performance than iPad 10.2 (2020), and although they both have 3 GB of RAM, the iPad mini (2019) also has a 64-bits processing unit and a larger number of cores.
The Apple iPad mini (2019) has a bit better camera than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), and although they both have a 8 mega-pixels resolution back facing camera, a F2.4 camera aperture and the same video definition, the Apple iPad mini (2019) also has better video frame rate. The Apple iPad mini (2019) counts with a superior battery life than iPad 10.2 (2020).
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