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| Global Score | |
| 65 | 62.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2021-09-24 | 2025-03-04 |
| 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches | -- |
| 10.34 ounces | 16.97 ounces |
| Pink, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.3 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 2266 x 1488 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 327 pixels per inch | -- |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 3.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) chipset |
| processor | processor |
| -- | 6 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Apple GPU 4-core GPU |
| 5.85 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 10 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5078mAh Li - Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini (6th Gen) has a score of 65, which is a bit better than the iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025)'s score of 62.5. These tablets use iPadOS OS (operating system), but iPad mini (6th Gen) has the previous 15.x version and iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x. Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) has just a bit better hardware performance than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), although it has less cpu cores.
IPad mini (6th Gen) has a much more vibrant display than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), although it has a lot smaller screen, they both have the same brightness. The Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) takes way better photographs and videos than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025). Both of them have a F1.8 aperture and a 12 megapixels camera in the back.
The iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) features a way bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has more internal storage. The Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) counts with a superior battery lifetime than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025).
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