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| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 65.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 13.x | iPadOS 16.x |
| 2019-03-18 | -- |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | -- |
| 10.87 ounces | -- |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | -- |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 679.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 11 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2388 x 1688 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Apple 10-core GPU 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 | 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 | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5058mAh Li - Polymer Battery | Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini (2019) is much better than iPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen), getting a global score of 85.9 against 65.6. Both tablets in this review use iPadOS OS, but the iPad mini (2019) has the previous 13.x version while iPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen) has iPadOS 16.x. Apple iPad mini (2019) counts with a much better screen than iPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen), because although it has a much smaller screen and a little lower 1536 x 2048px resolution, it also counts with a little bit better number of pixels in each inch of display.
The Apple iPad mini (2019) has a superior memory capacity to install games and applications than Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen), because it has 128 GB more internal memory capacity. Apple iPad mini (2019) has a very superior processing power than iPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen), because although it has lesser RAM, and they both have the same number of cores, the Apple iPad mini (2019) also counts with a 64-bits processing unit.
Apple iPad mini (2019) features a superior battery lifetime than iPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen). The iPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen) shoots much clearer photographs and videos than iPad mini (2019), because it has a way higher (4K) video definition, a way larger aperture to capture better low light photography and a camera in the back with a much better resolution.
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