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Apple iPad mini
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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 68.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| -- | iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2016-03-31 | 0000-00-00 |
| 9.40 x 6.60 x 0.24 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches |
| 15.66 ounces | 11.01 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Pink | Black and White |
| Aluminum | Aluminium |
| $ 300.00 | $ 281.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 162 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9X APL1021 chipset | Apple A5 chipset |
| Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 2260 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| PowerVR Series 7XT GPU | PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.01 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 33.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.57 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7306mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.48 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Pro 9.7-inch has a general score of 80, which is much better than Apple iPad mini's general score of 68.1. The iPad Pro 9.7-inch is a heavier but thinner device than Apple iPad mini. The iPad Pro 9.7-inch counts with a slightly better looking screen than iPad mini, because it has a larger display, a much better display pixel density and a much higher resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels.
The Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch counts with a much bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than iPad mini, because it has 256 GB internal memory. Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch has a better performing processor than Apple iPad mini, because although it has doesn't have a GPU, and they both have the same number of cores, the Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch also counts with more RAM memory.
IPad Pro 9.7-inch features a very superior battery duration than iPad mini, because it has 7306mAh of battery capacity. IPad Pro 9.7-inch counts with a lot better camera than iPad mini, because it has a larger aperture to capture better low-light images, a lot higher 3840x2160 video resolution and a back camera with a much higher 12 mega pixels resolution.
IPad Pro 9.7-inch costs a little more than Apple iPad mini, but it's still a great choice, because you can get a much better tablet for that extra money.
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