| Global Score | |
| 68.1 | 65.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 | iOS 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x |
| 0000-00-00 | 2017-03-24 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 11.01 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Black and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminium | Aluminum |
| $ 281.00 | $ 220.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 162 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Apple A9 APL0898 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 1850 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GT7600 GPU |
| 8.01 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | -- |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 0 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 8.25 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 4.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
The iPad mini is a bit better than the iPad 9.7-inch, having a 68.1 score against 65.4. Both of these tablets come with iOS OS (Operating System), but iPad mini has the newer 8.x version and iPad 9.7-inch has iOS 13.x. IPad mini's body is much lighter and a bit thinner than the iPad 9.7-inch. IPad 9.7-inch counts with a bit better screen than iPad mini, because it has a lot higher resolution of 1536 x 2048, a much better pixels amount per display inch and a larger screen.
Apple iPad 9.7-inch has a bit superior processing unit than iPad mini, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processor, and they both have 2 processing cores, the Apple iPad 9.7-inch also counts with a greater amount of RAM. The iPad 9.7-inch counts with a slightly better camera than iPad mini, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate, a F2.4 camera aperture and the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the iPad 9.7-inch also has a back camera with a lot higher resolution.
IPad mini features a way bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than iPad 9.7-inch. The Apple iPad 9.7-inch has a really longer battery life than iPad mini, because it has 8827mAh of battery capacity.
IPad mini is more expensive than the iPad 9.7-inch, but you can get a better tablet for that few extra dollars.
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