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| Global Score | |
| 65 | 65.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iPadOS 16.x |
| 2021-09-24 | -- |
| 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches | -- |
| 10.34 ounces | -- |
| Pink, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Silver and Space Gray |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.3 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 2266 x 1488 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 327 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| processor | processor |
| -- | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Apple 10-core GPU 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 | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 10 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5078mAh Li - Polymer Battery | Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) is just a bit better than the iPad mini (6th Gen), with a 65.4 score against 65. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) is a noticeably lighter and notably thinner tablet than the iPad mini (6th Gen). These tablets come with iPadOS OS (Operating System), but Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) has the newer 16.x version and iPad mini (6th Gen) has iPadOS 15.x version, providing some additional features and better performance.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) features a bit more powerful CPU than iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has a higher number of cores. IPad mini (6th Gen) counts with a more vivid display than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen), because although it has a lot smaller screen and a much lower 1488 x 2266 pixels resolution, it also counts with a bit better screen pixel density.
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen)'s camera is very similar to the camera in iPad mini (6th Gen), both of them have the same aperture, the same 60 frames per second video frame rate, a 12 megapixels resolution camera in the back and the same video definition. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) has a very superior storage capacity for games and applications than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has more internal memory.
The iPad mini (6th Gen) counts with a superior battery lifetime than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen).
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