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| Global Score | |
| 63.3 | 86.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x | iPadOS 14.x |
| -- | 2021-05-21 |
| 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.23 inches |
| 10.48 ounces | 16.44 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Silver and Space Gray |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 499.00 | -- |
| 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 A17 pro (3 nm) chipset | Apple M1 chipset |
| processor | 5 nm (Octa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| -- | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 6-core GPU | Apple 8-core GPU GPU |
| 5.85 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| 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 |
| 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 a lot better than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro), having an 86.4 score against 63.3. The iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) body is notably heavier but a bit thinner than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro). Both devices in this comparison review have iPadOS OS (Operating System), but the iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) has 14.x version while Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) has iPadOS 18.x.
The iPad mini (A17 Pro) counts with a little bit better screen than iPad Pro 11-inch (2021), because although it has a way smaller display, less brightness and a quite lower 1488 x 2266 resolution, it also counts with a little more pixels per screen inch. Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) features a very superior performance than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro), because it has a larger number of cores (and they are faster).
IPad Pro 11-inch (2021)'s storage capacity to install applications and games is just as good as iPad mini (A17 Pro)'s one, both of them have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity. The iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) features a way better battery lifetime than iPad mini (A17 Pro). The iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) takes much clearer pictures and videos than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro). Both have a 12 mega pixels camera in the back, the same 3840x2160 video resolution and the same 60 frames per second video frame rate.
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