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| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 63.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 16.x | iPadOS 18.x |
| 11.09 x 8.48 x 0.24 inches | 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 |
| $ 1299.00 | $ 499.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 2752 x 2064 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 M4 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 | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| 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 |
| 8.91 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Dual SIM |
| 10 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Polymer Battery | Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) has an overall score of 74.8, which is much better than the iPad mini (A17 Pro)'s 63.3 global score. The iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) design is lighter and a little bit thinner than the iPad mini (A17 Pro). Both of these tablets have iPadOS OS, but iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) has the older 16.x version while iPad mini (A17 Pro) has iPadOS 18.x.
Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) features just a little better performance than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro), because it has 2 more megahertz cpu cores. IPad mini (A17 Pro) counts with a better looking display than iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024), because although it has a lot lower 1488 x 2266 resolution and a much smaller display, it also counts with a just a little higher pixels amount per inch in the screen.
The iPad mini (A17 Pro)'s camera is just as good as the Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) one, both have the same 60 frames per second video frame rate, the same video definition and the same resolution back facing camera. The iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) counts with much more memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPad mini (A17 Pro), because it has 256 GB internal memory capacity.
Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) and iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) feature really similar battery durations.
The iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) is way more expensive than the iPad mini (A17 Pro), but it's still a convenient choice, because you can get a much better tablet for that extra money.
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