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| Global Score | |
| 65.6 | 63.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2015-07-15 | -- |
| 4.86 x 2.31 x 0.24 inches | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 3.10 ounces | 10.48 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 399.00 | $ 499.00 |
| 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 A17 pro (3 nm) chipset |
| Typhoon, 64-bit, 20 nm (Dual-Core 1100 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1 GB RAM | -- |
| PowerVR Series 6XT GX6450 GPU | Apple GPU 6-core GPU |
| 7.92 | 5.85 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 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 | 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 | |
| 1043mAh Battery | Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 2.64 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPod touch 6th generation has an overall score of 65.6, which is a little bit better than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro)'s 63.3 general score. IPod touch 6th generation's design is incredibly lighter and just a little bit thinner than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro). The iPod touch 6th generation has iOS 12.x operating system, while Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) has iPadOS 18.x operating system.
Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) features a screen that is very similar to the display in iPod touch 6th generation, and although the Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) has a little bit higher count of pixels in each screen inch, a lot better resolution of 1488 x 2266 and a much larger display, they both have the same display brightness.
Apple iPod touch 6th generation and iPad mini (A17 Pro) count with extremely similar memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos, both have equal internal storage. The iPod touch 6th generation counts with a much better performing processor than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro), although it has less CPU cores.
IPod touch 6th generation counts with a superior battery lifetime than iPad mini (A17 Pro). IPad mini (A17 Pro) takes a bit better videos and photos than iPod touch 6th generation, because it has a much better video resolution and a lot more MP back camera.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones we compare here, Apple iPod touch 6th generation is also very cheap compared to the other tablets, making this tablet an obvious call.
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