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| Global Score | |
| 63.3 | 65 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x | iPadOS 15.x |
| -- | 2021-09-24 |
| 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 10.48 ounces | 10.34 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Pink, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 499.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.3 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 2266 x 1488 pixels | 2266 x 1488 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 327 pixels per inch | 327 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A17 pro (3 nm) chipset | Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| processor | processor |
| Apple GPU 6-core GPU | Yes GPU |
| 5.85 | 5.85 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | 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 |
| 8.91 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Polymer Battery | 5078mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 mini (6th Gen) has a general score of 65, which is a little bit better than the Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro)'s global score of 63.3. Both tablets in this comparison use iPadOS operating system, but Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) has the previous 15.x version and Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) has iPadOS 18.x version. The Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) is a a little lighter device than the Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro), but both of them have the same thickness.
Apple iPad mini (6th Gen)'s processing unit is just as good as the processor in iPad mini (A17 Pro), both have 6 processing cores. Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) has a screen that's very similar to the iPad mini (A17 Pro) one, they have the same pixel density, the same screen brightness, a screen of the same size and exactly the same 1488 x 2266 resolution.
The Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) counts with a much better camera than iPad mini (A17 Pro). Both have the same video quality, the same 60 frames per second video frame rates and a back facing camera with a 12 mega-pixels. IPad mini (A17 Pro) has a much bigger memory to install games and applications than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has 64 GB more internal storage capacity.
The iPad mini (6th Gen) counts with a superior battery performance than iPad mini (A17 Pro).
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