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| Global Score | |
| 61 | 65.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iPadOS 16.x |
| -- | 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 A16 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 | |
| Li - Polymer Battery | Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) is a little bit better than the Apple iPad mini (7th Gen), getting a general score of 65.4 against 61. These tablets work with iPadOS OS, but the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) has the newer 16.x version and Apple iPad mini (7th Gen) has iPadOS 15.x version. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) has a little faster CPU than Apple iPad mini (7th Gen), because it has more processing cores.
The Apple iPad mini (7th Gen) features a more vivid display than Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen), because although it has a lot worse 1488 x 2266 resolution and a much smaller screen, it also counts with a little better pixel quantity in each inch in the display. IPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) features a superior storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than iPad mini (7th Gen), because it has 64 GB more internal memory.
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen)'s camera is very similar to the camera in Apple iPad mini (7th Gen), both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, a F1.8 aperture, the same 60 fps video frame rates and a 12 mega pixels back facing camera. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen)'s battery duration is just as good as the Apple iPad mini (7th Gen) one.
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