Apple iPad mini (2019) vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 18, 2019	Oct 13, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
3GB/256GB - $679 3GB/64GB - $529 Wi-Fi only version - $549	6GB/128GB - $1100

Design

Dimensions
8 x 5.3 x 0.24 inches 203.2 x 134.6 x 6.1 mm	6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches (~0.40 inches with camera bump) 160.84 x 78.09 x 7.39 mm (~10.14 mm with camera bump)
Weight
10.87 oz / 308.2 g Wi-Fi only - 300.5 g	8.03 oz / 228.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Stainless steel
Materials & Colors
	Pacific blue, Gold, Silver, Graphite
Resistance
	Water, Splash, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver

Display

Size
7.9-inch, 70.65% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 87.45% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 500 nits	OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 1200 nits
Resolution
2048x1536px, 4:3 ratio, 324 PPI	2778x1284px, 19.5:9 ratio, 458 PPI
Protection
	Ceramic Shield
Features
Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)	Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Vortex and Tempest	Hexa-core 3100 MHz
GPU
Apple 4-core GPU	Yes
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 3GB/64GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (NVMe) 6GB/256GB 6GB/512GB
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
iPadOS (13.x)	iOS (16.x, 15.x, 14.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	2071
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	4844
3D Mark High
Untested	2481
3D Mark Low
Untested	1792

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Battery

Type
5058 mAh, Li - Polymer	3687 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 59min

Browsing

14h 6min

Video

8h 37min

Gaming

8h 1min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal length: 32 mm Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Pixel size: 1.7 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm
Third camera
	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.5x Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 65 mm
Flash
	LED
Video recording
1080p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light
Front
7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)	12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0, Yes	5.0
WLAN
dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Lightning	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
	Dolby Atmos

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave
LTE 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, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
TDD Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 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, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$529

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1200

Wi-Fi only with 64 GB storage

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

with 512GB storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1400

Wi-Fi only

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

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