Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 63.3 | 65.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x | iOS 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x |
| -- | 2015-07-15 |
| 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches | 4.86 x 2.31 x 0.24 inches |
| 10.48 ounces | 3.10 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| $ 499.00 | $ 399.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.3 inches | 4 inches |
| 2266 x 1488 pixels | 1136 x 640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 327 pixels per inch | 326 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 A8 APL1011 chipset |
| processor | Typhoon, 64-bit, 20 nm (Dual-Core 1100 MHz) processor |
| -- | 1 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 6-core GPU | PowerVR Series 6XT GX6450 GPU |
| 5.85 | 7.92 |
| 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 | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.91 | 8.25 |
| 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 | 1043mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 2.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
Apple iPod touch 6th generation has a score of 65.6, which is just a bit better than the iPad mini (A17 Pro)'s 63.3 general score. Apple iPod touch 6th generation is a way lighter and a little thinner portable tablet than the iPad mini (A17 Pro). Apple iPod touch 6th generation works with iOS 12.x OS, and iPad mini (A17 Pro) has iPadOS 18.x OS.
IPod touch 6th generation has a screen that's very similar to iPad mini (A17 Pro)'s display, and although the iPod touch 6th generation has a little bit worse display pixels density, a really smaller screen and a lot lower 640 x 1136 resolution, they both have the same display brightness. The iPod touch 6th generation has a much more powerful processing unit than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro), although it has 4 less CPU cores.
The Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) has a little bit better camera than iPod touch 6th generation, because it has a way higher 3840x2160 video quality and a camera with much more megapixels. The Apple iPod touch 6th generation has as much storage for applications, games, photos and videos as the iPad mini (A17 Pro) one, both of them have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity.
IPod touch 6th generation features a very superior battery lifetime than iPad mini (A17 Pro).
In addition to being the best tablet in this comparison, the iPod touch 6th generation is also a bargain compared to the other devices, making it very easy to pick between these devices.
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