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| Global Score | |
| 65.6 | 65 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2015-07-15 | 2021-09-24 |
| 4.86 x 2.31 x 0.24 inches | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 3.10 ounces | 10.34 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Pink, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 399.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 1136 x 640 pixels | 2266 x 1488 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | 327 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8 APL1011 chipset | Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| Typhoon, 64-bit, 20 nm (Dual-Core 1100 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1 GB RAM | -- |
| PowerVR Series 6XT GX6450 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 7.92 | 5.85 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.25 | 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 | |
| 1043mAh Battery | 5078mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 2.64 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPod touch 6th generation has a global score of 65.6, which is a bit better than the Apple iPad mini (6th Gen)'s score of 65. IPod touch 6th generation is an extremely older tablet than the Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), but it is a bit thinner and much lighter anyway. IPod touch 6th generation has iOS 12.x OS, while Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) works with iPadOS 15.x OS.
The iPad mini (6th Gen) and Apple iPod touch 6th generation both count with really similar displays, and although the iPad mini (6th Gen) has a little more pixels per inch in the display, a way higher resolution of 1488 x 2266 and a lot bigger display, they both have the same screen brightness. IPod touch 6th generation counts with much more storage to store more games and applications than iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity.
IPod touch 6th generation counts with a lot better hardware performance than iPad mini (6th Gen), although it has less cpu cores. The iPad mini (6th Gen) has a much better battery life than Apple iPod touch 6th generation, because it has 5078mAh of battery capacity instead of 1043mAh. IPad mini (6th Gen) takes much better photos and videos than Apple iPod touch 6th generation, because it has a lot larger aperture for better low-light photos and videos, a much better 12 mega-pixels resolution back facing camera and a way higher 3840x2160 video quality.
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