| Product |
Apple iPad mini (2019)
|
Apple iPad mini (2021)
|
| Battery |
| Talk time |
Up to 10 h (multimedia) |
- |
| Type |
Li-Ion 5124 mAh, non-removable (19.1 Wh) |
Li-Ion 5078 mAh (19.3 Wh) |
| Body |
| Build |
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame |
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame |
| Dimensions |
203.2 x 134.8 x 6.1 mm (8.0 x 5.31 x 0.24 in) |
195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm (7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 in) |
| SIM |
Nano-SIM + eSIM |
Nano-SIM + eSIM (cellular model only) |
| Weight |
300.5 g (Wi-Fi) / 308.2 g (3G/LTE) (10.86 oz) |
293 g (Wi-Fi) / 297 g (Wi-Fi + Cellular) (10.34 oz) |
| |
Stylus support |
Stylus support |
| Comms |
| Bluetooth |
5.0, A2DP, EDR |
5.0, A2DP |
| NFC |
No |
No |
| Positioning |
GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only) |
GPS, GLONASS - cellular model only |
| Radio |
No |
No |
| USB |
Lightning, USB 2.0 |
USB Type-C 3.1, DisplayPort |
| WLAN |
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot |
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot |
| Display |
| Protection |
Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating |
Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating |
| Resolution |
1536 x 2048 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~324 ppi density) |
1488 x 2266 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~327 ppi density) |
| Size |
7.9 inches, 193.3 cm2 (~70.6% screen-to-body ratio) |
8.3 inches, 203.9 cm2 (~77.4% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Type |
IPS LCD |
Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 500 nits (typ) |
| Features |
| Sensors |
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer |
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer |
| Launch |
| Announced |
2019, March 18 |
2021, September 14 |
| Status |
Available. Released 2019, March 18 |
Available. Released 2021, September 24 |
| Main Camera |
| Features |
HDR |
Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama |
| Single |
8 MP, f/2.4, 32mm (standard), 1.12µm, AF |
12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), AF |
| Video |
1080p@30fps |
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS |
| Memory |
| Card slot |
No |
No |
| Internal |
64GB 3GB RAM, 256GB 3GB RAM |
64GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM |
| Misc |
| Colors |
Space Gray, Silver, Gold |
Space Gray, Pink, Purple, Starlight |
| Models |
A2126, A2124, A2133, A2125, iPad11,1, iPad11,2 |
A2568, iPad14,1, iPad14,2 |
| SAR |
1.19 W/kg (body) |
- |
| SAR EU |
0.99 W/kg (body) |
- |
| Network |
| 2G bands |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G bands |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G bands |
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66, 71 - A2126 |
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 |
| 5G bands |
- |
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA |
| Speed |
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps |
HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G - cellular model only |
| Technology |
GSM / HSPA / LTE |
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G |
| |
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66 - A2124 |
- |
| Platform |
| Chipset |
Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) |
Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) |
| CPU |
Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest) |
Hexa-core (2x2.93 GHz + 4xX.X GHz) |
| GPU |
Apple GPU (4-core graphics) |
Apple GPU (5-core) |
| OS |
iOS 12.1.3, upgradable to iPadOS 18.5 |
iPadOS 15, upgradable to iPadOS 18.5 |
| Selfie camera |
| Features |
HDR |
HDR |
| Single |
7 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard) |
12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide) |
| Video |
1080p@30fps |
1080p@25/30/60fps, gyro-EIS |
| Sound |
| 3.5mm jack |
Yes |
No |
| Loudspeaker |
Yes, with stereo speakers |
Yes, with stereo speakers |
| Tests |
| Display |
- |
1325:1 contrast ratio, 518 nits max brightness (measured) |
| Loudspeaker |
- |
-29.7 LUFS (Average) |