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| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 65 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 13.x | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2019-03-18 | 2021-09-24 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 10.87 ounces | 10.34 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Pink, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 679.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2266 x 1488 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 327 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | -- |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Yes GPU |
| 10.35 | 5.85 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 7.7 |
| 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 | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5058mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5078mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 a lot better than the iPad mini (6th Gen)'s 65 general score. These tablets work with iPadOS OS, but the iPad mini (2019) has the previous 13.x version while iPad mini (6th Gen) has iPadOS 15.x version. The iPad mini (2019) body is just a bit thinner than iPad mini (6th Gen), but it's just a bit heavier and was released 3 years before.
The Apple iPad mini (2019) counts with a bit more vivid display than iPad mini (6th Gen), although it has a bit smaller screen, a bit worse 1536 x 2048 resolution and a little worse screen density, they both have the same brightness. The iPad mini (2019) features a much better hardware performance than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has a larger number of faster cores and a 64-bit processing unit.
The iPad mini (2019) has a lot bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has more internal storage capacity. IPad mini (6th Gen)'s battery lifetime is just as good as iPad mini (2019)'s battery duration, although the iPad mini (6th Gen) also has a 0% more battery size.
IPad mini (6th Gen) has a superior camera than Apple iPad mini (2019), because it has a much bigger camera aperture, a way higher (4K) video definition and a way higher resolution back-facing camera.
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