Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 65.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 13.x | iOS 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x |
| 2019-03-18 | 2017-03-24 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 10.87 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 679.00 | $ 220.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | Apple A9 APL0898 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 1850 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | PowerVR GT7600 GPU |
| 10.35 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | -- |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 0 |
| 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 |
| 8.91 | 8.25 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 4.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5058mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 8827mAh Li - Polymer 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 Apple iPad mini (2019) is a lot better than iPad 9.7-inch, with a global score of 85.9 against 65.4. The Apple iPad mini (2019) is a newer tablet device, and it's also incredibly lighter and extremely thinner than the iPad 9.7-inch. The Apple iPad mini (2019) counts with iPadOS 13.x OS, and iPad 9.7-inch comes with iOS 13.x OS.
IPad mini (2019) has a better hardware performance than iPad 9.7-inch, because it has a larger number of cores, a 64-bit processing unit and 1 GB more RAM memory. IPad mini (2019) features a more vivid display than iPad 9.7-inch, because although it has a bit smaller display, and they both have an equal resolution of 1536 x 2048px, the iPad mini (2019) also counts with a quite greater screen pixels density.
IPad mini (2019) shoots slightly better videos and photos than iPad 9.7-inch, and although they both have the same resolution back facing camera, the same aperture and the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the iPad mini (2019) also has faster video frame rates. Apple iPad mini (2019) features a way bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than iPad 9.7-inch.
IPad 9.7-inch has a much longer battery lifetime than iPad mini (2019), because it has 8827mAh of battery capacity against 5058mAh.
Apple iPad mini (2019) costs a lot more than the iPad 9.7-inch, but you can get a much better tablet for that extra dollars.
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