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| Global Score | |
| 62.7 | 85.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | iPadOS 13.x |
| 2012-09-12 | 2019-03-18 |
| 4.86 x 2.31 x 0.24 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches |
| 3.10 ounces | 10.87 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 265.00 | $ 679.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 8.01 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 32.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1030mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5058mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 2.64 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad mini (2019) has a global score of 85.9, which is a lot better than iPod Touch 5th Generation's 62.7 score. Apple iPad mini (2019)'s design has the same thickness than the iPod Touch 5th Generation, but it is a lot heavier. The Apple iPad mini (2019) has iPadOS 13.x OS, and iPod Touch 5th Generation works with iOS 7.x OS.
Apple iPad mini (2019) has a very superior hardware performance than Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation, because although it has doesn't have a graphics co-processor, it also counts with a 64 bits CPU, more RAM memory and a higher number of cores. The iPod Touch 5th Generation counts with a little more vivid display than iPad mini (2019), because although it has a really smaller screen and a lot worse 1136 x 640 pixels resolution, it also counts with a just a bit higher pixel quantity per inch in the display.
The iPad mini (2019) has a better camera than iPod Touch 5th Generation, and although they both have the same video quality and a F2.4 diafragm aperture, the iPad mini (2019) also has a much better 8 MP resolution back camera and faster 120 frames per second video frame rates. The iPad mini (2019) features a much greater storage capacity to install games and applications than Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation, because it has 192 GB more internal memory capacity.
Apple iPad mini (2019) counts with a way better battery life than iPod Touch 5th Generation, because it has 5058mAh of battery capacity against 1030mAh.
IPad mini (2019) is a lot more expensive than Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation, but you can get a much better tablet for that extra dollars.
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