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| Global Score | |
| 65 | 62.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2021-09-24 | 2012-09-12 |
| 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches | 4.86 x 2.31 x 0.24 inches |
| 10.34 ounces | 3.10 ounces |
| Pink, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 265.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.3 inches | 4 inches |
| 2266 x 1488 pixels | 640 x 1136 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 327 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Apple A5 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| -- | 512 MB RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 5.85 | 8.01 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 5.00 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 | 7.92 |
| 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 | 1030mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 2.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) has a global score of 65, which is slightly better than Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation's global score of 62.7. Apple iPad mini (6th Gen)'s design is incredibly newer, but a bit thicker and much heavier than Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation. Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) counts with iPadOS 15.x operating system, while Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation counts with iOS 7.x operating system.
IPod Touch 5th Generation features a very superior CPU than iPad mini (6th Gen), because although it has 4 less cores , it also counts with a GPU. Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation has a little sharper display than iPad mini (6th Gen), although it has a way worse resolution of 1136 x 640, a really smaller display and a bit less pixels per inch of display.
The iPod Touch 5th Generation and iPad mini (6th Gen) feature really similar memory capacity for games and applications, both have exactly the same internal memory capacity. The Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) counts with a superior battery performance than iPod Touch 5th Generation, because it has a 393 percent greater battery size.
The iPad mini (6th Gen) has a lot better camera than iPod Touch 5th Generation, because it has a lot larger diafragm aperture for better low-light captures, a lot better resolution back facing camera and a way higher (4K) video resolution.
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