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Apple iPad mini
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| Global Score | |
| 81.1 | 68.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| -- | iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2018-11-07 | 0000-00-00 |
| 11.04 x 8.46 x 0.23 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches |
| 22.26 ounces | 11.01 ounces |
| Gray and Silver | Black and White |
| Aluminum | Aluminium |
| $ 999.00 | $ 281.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 162 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12X Bionic APL1083 chipset | Apple A5 chipset |
| Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Apple 7-core GPU GPU | PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 9.63 | 8.01 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9720mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) has a score of 81.1, which is much better than iPad mini's general score of 68.1. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) is a way heavier but thinner device than iPad mini. IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) has a better screen than iPad mini, because it has a lot greater display pixel density, a way bigger screen and a much better resolution of 2048 x 2732px.
IPad mini has as much storage capacity for games and applications as iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018), they have exactly the same internal memory capacity. IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) features an extremely better CPU than Apple iPad mini, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM and a greater number of cores.
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) captures a lot better pictures and videos than iPad mini, because it has a much more MP camera, a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a much bigger diafragm aperture for better low-light photos and video. IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) counts with a much longer battery lifetime than iPad mini, because it has a 119 percent bigger battery capacity.
Although Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than iPad mini, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as iPad mini. So if you need that extra specs and features, you can buy the Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018), but if you don't you can save a couple dollars and get the iPad mini, giving up some features and specifications.
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