Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 65 | 65.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iOS 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x |
| 2021-09-24 | 2017-03-24 |
| 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 10.34 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Pink, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum |
| -- | $ 220.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.3 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2266 x 1488 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 327 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Apple A9 APL0898 chipset |
| processor | Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 1850 MHz) processor |
| -- | 2 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR GT7600 GPU |
| 5.85 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | -- |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 0 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 8.25 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10 | 4.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5078mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 9.7-inch has an overall score of 65.4, which is slightly better than the Apple iPad mini (6th Gen)'s overall score of 65. The iPad 9.7-inch comes with iOS 13.x operating system, and Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) has iPadOS 15.x operating system. IPad 9.7-inch is a incredibly older, thicker and noticeably heavier tablet than the Apple iPad mini (6th Gen).
The iPad mini (6th Gen) features a much better display than Apple iPad 9.7-inch, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit higher resolution of 1488 x 2266 pixels and a little more pixels per inch in the screen. The Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) has a way bigger memory for games and applications than iPad 9.7-inch.
The iPad 9.7-inch features a really superior processing power than iPad mini (6th Gen), although it has an inferior number of cores (but faster). The Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) has a way better camera than iPad 9.7-inch, because it has a way bigger diafragm aperture, a lot better (4K) video resolution and a much better resolution back-facing camera.
The iPad 9.7-inch counts with a way better battery duration than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has a 74 percent bigger battery capacity.
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