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| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 81.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 13.x | -- |
| 2019-03-18 | 2018-11-07 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 11.04 x 8.46 x 0.23 inches |
| 10.87 ounces | 22.26 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Gray and Silver |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 679.00 | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | Apple A12X Bionic APL1083 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Apple 7-core GPU GPU |
| 10.35 | 9.63 |
| 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 + 7.00 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5058mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 9720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini (2019) has a score of 85.9, which is slightly better than the Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018)'s global score of 81.1. The iPad mini (2019) construction is just a bit thicker but notably lighter than the Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018), and both of them were released only 4 months apart.
Apple iPad mini (2019) features a little bit better display than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018), because although it has a lot smaller screen, a bit darker display and a lot worse 1536 x 2048px resolution, it also counts with a little greater amount of pixels in each inch of display. The iPad mini (2019) features much more memory for games and applications than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018), because it has 256 GB internal memory capacity.
The iPad mini (2019) counts with a bit superior CPU than Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018), because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, and they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the iPad mini (2019) also counts with a 64-bits CPU. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) features a much better battery performance than iPad mini (2019), because it has a 9720mAh battery capacity instead of 5058mAh.
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) has a better camera than iPad mini (2019), because it has a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, a camera with lot more mega pixels and a lot larger camera aperture to capture better low-light photography and video.
Apple iPad mini (2019) not only is the best tablets in this comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other tablets.
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