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| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 62.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 13.x | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2019-03-18 | 2012-09-12 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 4.86 x 2.31 x 0.24 inches |
| 10.87 ounces | 3.10 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Black and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 679.00 | $ 265.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 4 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 640 x 1136 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | Apple A5 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 10.35 | 8.01 |
| 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 | 5.00 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 | 7.92 |
| 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 | 1030mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 2.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad mini (2019) is much better than iPod Touch 5th Generation, having an 85.9 score against 62.7. Apple iPad mini (2019) is a much heavier tablet than iPod Touch 5th Generation, but they are equally thin. The Apple iPad mini (2019) has iPadOS 13.x operating system, and iPod Touch 5th Generation has iOS 7.x operating system.
The Apple iPad mini (2019) counts with a much better performing CPU than iPod Touch 5th Generation, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with a higher number of cores, a larger amount of RAM and a 64-bit CPU. The Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation has a bit more vivid screen than iPad mini (2019), because although it has a really smaller display and a much lower resolution of 1136 x 640 pixels, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per display inch.
IPad mini (2019) shoots better pictures and videos than iPod Touch 5th Generation, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution and a same size camera aperture, the iPad mini (2019) also has a back facing camera with much more mega pixels and better video frame rates. The Apple iPad mini (2019) counts with a lot bigger storage capacity for games and applications than iPod Touch 5th Generation, because it has 256 GB internal storage.
The iPad mini (2019) has a very superior battery lifetime than iPod Touch 5th Generation, because it has a 391 percent bigger battery capacity.
IPad mini (2019) is a lot more expensive than iPod Touch 5th Generation, but it's still a convenient choice, because you can get a better tablet for that extra money.
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