Apple iPad 9.7-inch vs Apple iPad mini (2019) Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches 240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm	8 x 5.3 x 0.24 inches 203.2 x 134.6 x 6.1 mm
Weight
16.86 oz (478.0 g)	10.87 oz (308.2 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver	Gold, Gray, Silver

Display

Size
9.7-inch	7.9-inch
Resolution
2048x1536px, 4:3 ratio, 264 PPI	2048x1536px, 4:3 ratio, 324 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
71.65 %	70.65 %
Colors
16 777 216
Peak brightness
	500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor	Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A9 APL0898 (16 nm)	Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)
Processor
Dual-core 1850 MHz Twiste	Octa-core 2490 MHz Vortex and Tempest
GPU
PowerVR GT7600	Apple 4-core GPU
RAM
2GB (LPDDR4)	3GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
available to use: 128 GB	256GB
OS
iOS (13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x)	iPadOS (13.x)

Battery

Capacity
8827 mAh	5058 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer	Li - Polymer

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.1 μm	8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal length: 32 mm Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
1.2 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1280x720 (HD)	7 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0, Yes
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO
USB
Lightning	Lightning
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 21(1500 Upper), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)	Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s)	LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Phone Features

Other features
Voice commands, Voice recording

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 559	$ 679
In The Box
	Lightning to USB cable, USB power adapter

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 21, 2017	Mar 18, 2019

Alternative variants

Internal storage	32GB
MSRP	$ 459

with 64 GB storage

Internal storage	64GB
MSRP	$ 529

Internal storage	32GB
Weight	16.54 oz (469.0 g)
MSRP	$ 329

Wi-Fi only with 64 GB storage

Internal storage	64GB
Weight	10.60 oz (300.5 g)
MSRP	$ 399

Internal storage	128GB
Weight	16.54 oz (469.0 g)
MSRP	$ 429

Wi-Fi only

Weight	10.60 oz (300.5 g)
MSRP	$ 549

Links

Full specifications
Apple iPad 9.7-inch Specs	Apple iPad mini (2019) Specs
PhoneArena Review
	Apple iPad mini (2019) Review
User Reviews
Apple iPad 9.7-inch User Reviews