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| Global Score | |
| 63.3 | 65.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x | iPadOS 16.x |
| 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches | -- |
| 10.48 ounces | -- |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Silver and Space Gray |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 499.00 | -- |
| 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 A17 pro (3 nm) chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| processor | processor |
| -- | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 6-core GPU | Apple 10-core GPU GPU |
| 5.85 | 6.3 |
| 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 | -- |
| 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
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) has an overall score of 65.4, which is a bit better than iPad mini (A17 Pro)'s 63.3 overall score. These tablets come with iPadOS OS, but the Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) has 16.x version and iPad mini (A17 Pro) has iPadOS 18.x. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) is a lighter and notably thinner tablet than the iPad mini (A17 Pro).
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) counts with a bit better CPU than iPad mini (A17 Pro), because it has 2 more cores. The Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) has a sharper screen than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen), because although it has a lot worse resolution of 1488 x 2266px and a way smaller screen, it also counts with a little more pixels per screen inch.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) features as much storage capacity to store more apps and games as the iPad mini (A17 Pro) one, they have exactly the same internal memory capacity. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) has a better camera than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro). Both of them have the same (4K) video definition, the same video frame rate and a 12 megapixels camera.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) and iPad mini (A17 Pro) count with really similar battery performance.
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