Apple iPad mini (2019) vs Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 18, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$679	$499

Design

Dimensions
8 x 5.3 x 0.24 inches 203.2 x 134.6 x 6.1 mm	7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches 195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm
Weight
10.87 oz / 308.2 g	10.48 oz / 297.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver	Blue, Purple, Starlight, Space Gray

Display

Size
7.9-inch, 70.65% screen-to-body	8.3-inch, 77.41% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 500 nits	IPS LCD, 60Hz, HDR, 500 nits
Resolution
2048x1536px, 4:3 ratio, 324 PPI	2266x1488px, 327 PPI
Features
Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good)	2.1 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)	Apple A17 pro (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2490 MHz Vortex and Tempest	Hexa-core 2x3.78GHz 4x2.11G​Hz
GPU
Apple 4-core GPU	Apple GPU 6-core
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 3GB/64GB	8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
iPadOS (13.x)	iPadOS (18.x)

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GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	2860
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	7002
3D Mark High
Untested	3069
3D Mark Low
Untested	2583

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Battery

Type
5058 mAh, Li - Polymer	5078 mAh, Li - Polymer

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 28min

Browsing

9h 12min

Video

10h 9min

Gaming

7h 9min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal length: 32 mm Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP
Flash
	Quad LED
Video recording
1080p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	12 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0, Yes	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Loudspeaker
Features
	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	eSIM

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$529

Wi-Fi Only

Weight	10.34 oz / 293.0 g

Wi-Fi only with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Weight	10.60 oz / 300.5 g
Prices (MSRP)	$399

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

Wi-Fi only

Weight	10.60 oz / 300.5 g
Prices (MSRP)	$549

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

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