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Apple iPad mini
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| Global Score | |
| 86.4 | 68.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 14.x | iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2021-05-21 | 0000-00-00 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.23 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches |
| 16.44 ounces | 11.01 ounces |
| Silver and Space Gray | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminium |
| -- | $ 281.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2388 x 1688 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 266 pixels per inch | 162 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M1 chipset | Apple A5 chipset |
| 5 nm (Octa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Apple 8-core GPU GPU | PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 9.99 | 8.01 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| 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 | -- |
| 9.9 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.4 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7540mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.64 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Pro 11-inch (2021) is much better than iPad mini, getting a score of 86.4 against 68.1. The iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) body is notably heavier but somewhat thinner than iPad mini. IPad Pro 11-inch (2021) has iPadOS 14.x operating system, and iPad mini works with iOS 8.x operating system. The Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) has a lot better processing power than Apple iPad mini, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with more RAM and 6 more cores.
IPad Pro 11-inch (2021) has a brighter screen than Apple iPad mini, because it has a way better 1688 x 2388 resolution, a way better screen pixels density and a much bigger display. IPad Pro 11-inch (2021) takes much clearer photographs and videos than Apple iPad mini, because it has a lot bigger aperture for better low light captures and videos, a way better 3840x2160 video definition and a back facing camera with lot more mega-pixels.
The iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) has a very superior storage to store more apps and games than iPad mini, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity. IPad Pro 11-inch (2021) counts with a superior battery lifetime than Apple iPad mini, because it has a 70% larger battery capacity.
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