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| Global Score | |
| 61 | 86.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iPadOS 14.x |
| -- | 2021-05-21 |
| -- | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.23 inches |
| -- | 16.44 ounces |
| -- | Silver and Space Gray |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.3 inches | 11 inches |
| 2266 x 1488 pixels | 2388 x 1688 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 327 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A16 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Apple M1 chipset |
| processor | 5 nm (Octa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| -- | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Apple 8-core GPU GPU |
| 5.85 | 9.99 |
| 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 | 5G, 5G |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Polymer Battery | 7540mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) is much better than Apple iPad mini (7th Gen), getting a score of 86.4 against 61. Both tablets in this review have iPadOS operating system, but the iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) has the older 14.x version and Apple iPad mini (7th Gen) has iPadOS 15.x. IPad Pro 11-inch (2021) features a much better hardware performance than Apple iPad mini (7th Gen), because it has a higher number of cores.
The Apple iPad mini (7th Gen) features a bit sharper screen than iPad Pro 11-inch (2021), because although it has less bright screen, a much smaller display and a bit worse 1488 x 2266px resolution, it also counts with a quite higher pixel quantity per screen inch. The iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) has a much bigger storage for games and applications than iPad mini (7th Gen), because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The iPad mini (7th Gen) and the iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) have extremely similar cameras, both have a F1.8 aperture, a same resolution camera, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and the same video frame rate. Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) features a superior battery performance than Apple iPad mini (7th Gen).
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