Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) vs Apple iPad 10.2-inch Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Sep 10, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$499	$559

Design

Dimensions
7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches 195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm	9.8 x 6.8 x 0.29 inches 248.9 x 172.7 x 7.4 mm
Weight
10.48 oz / 297.0 g	17.39 oz / 493.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control	Right: Volume control
Colors
Blue, Purple, Starlight, Space Gray	Silver, Space gray, Gold

Display

Size
8.3-inch, 77.41% screen-to-body	10.2-inch, 74.94% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 60Hz, HDR, 500 nits	IPS LCD, 500 nits
Resolution
2266x1488px, 327 PPI	2160x1620px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2.1 (Average)	1.3 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A17 pro (3 nm)	Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2x3.78GHz 4x2.11G​Hz	Quad-core 2340 MHz Hurricane and Zephy
GPU
Apple GPU 6-core	PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus
Memory
8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB	3GB/128GB 3GB/32GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
iPadOS (18.x)	iPadOS (13.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

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

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Battery

Type
5078 mAh, Li - Polymer	8827 mAh, Li - Ion

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 28min

Browsing

9h 12min

Video

10h 9min

Gaming

7h 9min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP	8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Quad LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)	1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
12 MP Video capture: 1080p	1.2 MP (HDR) Video capture: 720p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Loudspeaker	Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Additional microphone(s)
	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, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48	34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
eSIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

Wi-Fi Only

Weight	10.34 oz / 293.0 g

Wi-Fi only

Weight	17.04 oz / 483.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$429

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$459

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

with 32 GB storage, Wi-Fi only

Memory	32GB
Weight	17.04 oz / 483.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$329

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