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| Global Score | |
| 84 | 85.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 13.x | iPadOS 13.x |
| 2020-03-25 | 2019-03-18 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.23 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.61 ounces | 10.87 ounces |
| Silver and Space gray | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 799.00 | $ 679.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2388 x 1668 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12Z Bionic APL1083 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset |
| Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple 8-core GPU GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.72 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 32.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7538mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5058mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.64 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini (2019) has a score of 85.9, which is just a bit better than the Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2020)'s general score of 84. Both tablets in our current comparison work with the same iPadOS 13.x OS, so both should count with the same OS features. Despite of the fact the iPad mini (2019) is older and just a bit thicker than Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2020), it's design is still noticeably lighter.
The iPad mini (2019) features a little bit better display than Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2020), because although it has less bright display, a little worse resolution of 1536 x 2048px and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a little more pixels per inch of screen. The Apple iPad mini (2019) has a way bigger memory to install applications and games than Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2020), because it has 128 GB more internal storage capacity.
Apple iPad mini (2019) counts with just a bit better hardware performance than iPad Pro 11-inch (2020), because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, and they both have the same number of cores, the Apple iPad mini (2019) also counts with a 64-bits processor. The Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2020) counts with a better camera than Apple iPad mini (2019), because it has a lot better (4K) video resolution, a much larger aperture and a back-facing camera with much more mega pixels.
Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2020) features a really longer battery lifetime than iPad mini (2019), because it has a 49 percent larger battery capacity.
The Apple iPad mini (2019) is not only the best tablets in our comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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