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| 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
Apple iPad mini (2019) is much better than the iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), with a global score of 85.9 against 62.5. Both of these tablets come with iPadOS OS (operating system), but the Apple iPad mini (2019) has an older 13.x version and iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x. The iPad mini (2019) features a way better performance than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64-bits CPU and a higher number of cores.
The iPad mini (2019) features a much better looking screen than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), although it has a much smaller screen, they both have the same brightness. The iPad mini (2019) has a much better camera than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), although it has a lot tinier diafragm aperture which is not nice for shooting images and videos in low light situations and a lot less MP camera in the back.
The iPad mini (2019) counts with a very superior storage to install applications and games than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because it has 128 GB more internal storage capacity. The iPad mini (2019) features a very superior battery performance than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025).
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