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| Global Score | |
| 61 | 65.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iOS 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x |
| -- | 2017-03-24 |
| -- | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| -- | 16.86 ounces |
| -- | 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 A16 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 | |
| Li - Polymer Battery | 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | 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 Apple iPad 9.7-inch has a global score of 65.4, which is a bit better than the iPad mini (7th Gen)'s 61 score. The Apple iPad 9.7-inch has iOS 13.x operating system, while iPad mini (7th Gen) counts with iPadOS 15.x operating system. The iPad mini (7th Gen) has a more vivid screen than iPad 9.7-inch, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a quite better quantity of pixels per screen inch and a quite better 1488 x 2266 resolution.
The iPad mini (7th Gen) features a much better storage to store more apps and games than Apple iPad 9.7-inch. The iPad 9.7-inch has a really superior performance than Apple iPad mini (7th Gen), although it has an inferior number of cores. The iPad 9.7-inch counts with a way better battery life than iPad mini (7th Gen).
IPad mini (7th Gen) takes much clearer pictures and videos than iPad 9.7-inch, because it has a much higher (4K) video resolution, a much bigger diafragm aperture to capture better captures and video in low-light situations and a camera with way more megapixels.
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