Apple iPad mini (2021) vs Apple iPad Pro 11 (2024)

Apple iPad mini (2021) vs Apple iPad Pro 11 (2024)


Apple iPad mini (2021)

Apple iPad Pro 11 (2024)

Price
EUR: €550EUR: €1,200
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Body
Form Factor
Candybar, Touchscreen, Tablet PCCandybar, Touchscreen, Tablet PC
Dimensions
195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm (7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 in)249.7 x 177.5 x 5.3 mm (9.83 x 6.99 x 0.21 in)
Weight
293 g (Wi-Fi) / 297 g (Wi-Fi + Cellular) (10.34 oz)444 g (Wi-Fi), 446 g (5G) (1.03 lb)
Build
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame

Stylus support (2nd gen only)
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame

Stylus support, bluetooth integration, magnetic (Apple Pencil Pro, Apple Pencil 2)
Colors
Space Gray, Pink, Purple, StarlightSilver, Space Black
Models
A2568, iPad14,1, iPad14,2A2837, A3006
Display
Type
Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 500 nits (typ)Ultra Retina Tandem OLED, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (HBM), 1600 nits (peak)

Antireflective coating

Nano-texture display glass option on 1TB and 2TB models
Size
8.3 inches, 203.9 cm2 (~77.4% screen-to-body ratio)11.0 inches, 373.1 cm2 (~84.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1488 x 2266 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~327 ppi density)1668 x 2420 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~264 ppi density)
Protection
Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coatingScratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5GGSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100HSDPA 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, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 711, 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, 42, 48, 66, 71 A2837
5G Bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA A2837, A3006
Memory
Internal Memory
64GB ROM, 4GB RAM

256GB ROM, 4GB RAM
256GB ROM, 8GB RAM

512GB ROM, 8GB RAM

1TB ROM, 16GB RAM

2TB ROM, 16GB RAM
Card Slot
NoNo
Connectivity
Speed
HSPA, LTE (CA), 5GHSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspotWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP5.3, A2DP, LE, EDR
USB
USB Type-C 3.1, DisplayPortUSB Type-C 4 (Thunderbolt 3), DisplayPort, magnetic connector
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only)
NFC
NoNo
Camera
Main Camera
12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), AF12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), dual pixel PDAF

TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
Camera Features
Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panoramaQuad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS, ProRes (4K, 1080p), Cinematic mode (4K, 1080p)
Selfie Camera
12 MP, f/2.4, 122" (ultrawide)

Features: HDR

Video: 1080p@25/30/60fps, gyro-EIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 122" (ultrawide)

Features: Face detection, HDR, panorama

Video: 1080p@25/30/60fps, gyro-EIS, HDR
Multimedia
Radio
NoNo
Software
Operating System (OS)
iPadOS 15iPadOS 17.4
Upgradable
Upgradable to iPadOS 17
Hardware
Chipset
Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)Apple M4
CPU
Hexa-core (2x2.93 GHz + 4xX.X GHz)9-core (3 performance cores, 6 efficiency cores) 256/512GB models

10-core 4.4 GHz (4 performance cores, 6 efficiency cores) 1/2TB models
GPU
Apple GPU (5-core)Apple GPU (10-core graphics)
Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometerFace ID, accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
SIM
Nano-SIM and eSIMeSIM
Speakers
Yes, with stereo speakersYes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers)
Audio Jack
NoNo
Battery
Battery Type
Li-Ion, non-removable (19.3 Wh)Li-Po (31.29 Wh), non-removable
Talk Time
Up to 10 h (multimedia)

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