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Apple iPad mini
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| Global Score | |
| 68.1 | 61 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 | iPadOS 15.x |
| 0000-00-00 | -- |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches | -- |
| 11.01 ounces | -- |
| Black and White | -- |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 281.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 2266 x 1488 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 162 pixels per inch | 327 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Apple A16 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 512 MB RAM | -- |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.01 | 5.85 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad mini has an overall score of 68.1, which is better than the Apple iPad mini (7th Gen)'s 61 overall score. The Apple iPad mini works with iOS 8.x OS, while Apple iPad mini (7th Gen) counts with iPadOS 15.x OS. IPad mini features a much faster CPU than Apple iPad mini (7th Gen), because although it has 4 less processing cores , it also counts with an additional graphics processing unit.
Apple iPad mini (7th Gen) counts with a brighter screen than iPad mini, because it has a lot better 1488 x 2266 pixels resolution, a little bigger screen and a much better pixel density. Apple iPad mini (7th Gen) has a lot better camera than iPad mini, because it has a lot more megapixels camera in the back, a way better (4K) video quality and a much larger diafragm aperture to take better low light images and videos.
IPad mini and iPad mini (7th Gen) feature really similar memory capacity to store more games and applications, both have the same 64 GB internal storage. The iPad mini features a superior battery lifetime than iPad mini (7th Gen).
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