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| Global Score | |
| 65.4 | 65 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 16.x | iPadOS 15.x |
| -- | 2021-09-24 |
| -- | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| -- | 10.34 ounces |
| Silver and Space Gray | Pink, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | 2266 x 1488 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 327 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | -- |
| Apple 10-core GPU GPU | Yes GPU |
| 6.3 | 5.85 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Polymer Battery | 5078mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.4 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) is a bit better than iPad mini (6th Gen), getting a global score of 65.4 against 65. These tablets include iPadOS OS (Operating System), but the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) has 16.x version while iPad mini (6th Gen) has iPadOS 15.x. IPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen)'s construction is notably thinner and noticeably lighter than iPad mini (6th Gen).
IPad mini (6th Gen) features a sharper screen than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen), because although it has a much lower 1488 x 2266 resolution and a way smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit better pixels amount per inch of screen. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) counts with a bit better processing power than iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has a greater number of cores.
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) features much more storage to store more apps and games than iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has more internal memory. IPad mini (6th Gen) has a camera that is just as good as Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen)'s camera, both of them have the same resolution camera in the back, the same video frame rates, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a F1.8 aperture.
The Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) has a much longer battery duration than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen).
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