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| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 13.x | -- |
| 2019-03-18 | 2019-09-25 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 9.80 x 6.80 x 0.29 inches |
| 10.87 ounces | 17.39 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 679.00 | $ 559.00 |
| 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 | 7.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU |
| 10.35 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 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 | 8827mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 9.52 |
| 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
The iPad mini (2019) has an overall score of 85.9, which is just a bit better than iPad 10.2-inch's overall score of 79.3. The iPad mini (2019) is a extremely lighter and thinner portable tablet than the iPad 10.2-inch, even though both were released only a couple of months apart. The Apple iPad mini (2019) features a bit sharper display than iPad 10.2-inch, because although it has a bit lower 1536 x 2048 pixels resolution and a lot smaller display, and they both have the same brightness, the Apple iPad mini (2019) also counts with a just a bit greater screen pixels density.
The iPad mini (2019) features a way bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Apple iPad 10.2-inch, because it has more internal storage. IPad mini (2019) counts with a better performing processing unit than Apple iPad 10.2-inch, and although they both have 3 GB of RAM memory, the iPad mini (2019) also has a 64-bits processing unit and more cores.
The iPad 10.2-inch has a very superior battery lifetime than iPad mini (2019), because it has 8827mAh of battery capacity. IPad mini (2019) features a bit better camera than Apple iPad 10.2-inch, and although they both have a same size aperture, the same video quality and the same resolution camera, the iPad mini (2019) also has better 120 frames per second video frame rate.
The iPad mini (2019) costs more than Apple iPad 10.2-inch, but you can get a better tablet for that few extra dollars.
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