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| Global Score | |
| 65.4 | 63.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 16.x | iPadOS 18.x |
| -- | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| -- | 10.48 ounces |
| Silver and Space Gray | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| -- | $ 499.00 |
| 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 A17 pro (3 nm) chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | -- |
| Apple 10-core GPU GPU | Apple GPU 6-core GPU |
| 6.3 | 5.85 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| 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 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Polymer Battery | Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.4 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) is slightly better than iPad mini (A17 Pro), getting a overall score of 65.4 against 63.3. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen)'s body is extremely lighter and thinner than the iPad mini (A17 Pro). Both of these tablets work with iPadOS OS (operating system), but Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) has older 16.x version while iPad mini (A17 Pro) has iPadOS 18.x version.
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) has a bit better performance than iPad mini (A17 Pro), because it has more processing cores. IPad mini (A17 Pro) counts with a brighter display than Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen), because although it has a way smaller screen and a way lower 1488 x 2266 resolution, it also counts with a little bit greater number of pixels per inch of screen.
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) captures better photographs and videos than iPad mini (A17 Pro). Both of them have the same video frame rates, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a 12 mega pixels back camera. IPad mini (A17 Pro) has as much storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos as the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen), both have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage.
The Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) features a battery lifetime that is just as good as the battery life in iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen).
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