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| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 13.x | -- |
| 2019-03-18 | 2018-03-27 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 9.40 x 6.60 x 0.29 inches |
| 10.87 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 679.00 | $ 559.00 |
| 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 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 16 nm (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU |
| 10.35 | 9.18 |
| 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 |
| 8.91 | 8.25 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 5.7 |
| 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 iPad mini (2019) is much better than iPad 9.7-inch (2018), with an 85.9 score against 77. IPad mini (2019) is a newer tablet, and it's also thinner and lighter than the iPad 9.7-inch (2018). IPad mini (2019) has a much better looking screen than Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018), because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have the same 1536 x 2048 resolution, the iPad mini (2019) also counts with a just a bit higher pixel count in each screen inch.
The iPad mini (2019) counts with a way bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPad 9.7-inch (2018), because it has 256 GB internal storage capacity. The Apple iPad mini (2019) features a quite superior processing power than iPad 9.7-inch (2018), because it has 4 more processing cores, a 64 bits processing unit and more RAM memory.
The iPad mini (2019) has a little bit better camera than iPad 9.7-inch (2018), and although they both have the same video quality, a same size aperture and a 8 mega pixels camera in the back, the iPad mini (2019) also has faster 120 frames per second video frame rate. The iPad 9.7-inch (2018) has a very superior battery lifetime than Apple iPad mini (2019), because it has a 75 percent more battery capacity.
IPad mini (2019) costs more than iPad 9.7-inch (2018), but you can get a better tablet for that few extra dollars.
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