Apple iPad mini 4 (2015) vs Apple iPad mini (2021)

Apple iPad mini 4 (2015)

Apple iPad mini 4 (2015)

Announced On:September, 2015

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Apple iPad mini (2021)

Apple iPad mini (2021)

Announced On:September, 2021

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Apple iPad mini 4 (2015) vs Apple iPad mini (2021)

Apple iPad mini 4 (2015)	Apple iPad mini (2021)

Price
EUR: €360	EUR: €550
USD: N/A	USD: N/A
GBP: N/A	GBP: N/A
INR: N/A	INR: N/A
PKR: N/A	PKR: N/A

Form Factor
Body
Candybar, Touchscreen, Tablet PC	Candybar, Touchscreen, Tablet PC
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)
Weight
299 g (Wi-Fi) / 304 g (3G/LTE) (10.55 oz)	293 g (Wi-Fi) / 297 g (Wi-Fi + Cellular) (10.34 oz)
Build
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame	Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame Stylus support (2nd gen only)
Colors
Space Gray, Silver, Gold	Space Gray, Pink, Purple, Starlight
Models
A1538, A1550, iPad5,1, iPad5,2	A2568, iPad14,1, iPad14,2

Type
Display
IPS LCD	Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 500 nits (typ)
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)
Resolution
1536 x 2048 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~324 ppi density)	1488 x 2266 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~327 ppi density)
Multitouch
Yes
Protection
Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating	Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating

Technology
Network
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 38, 39, 40, 41 A1490	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

Internal Memory
Memory
16GB ROM, 2GB RAM 32GB ROM, 2GB RAM 64GB ROM, 2GB RAM 128GB ROM, 2GB RAM	64GB ROM, 4GB RAM 256GB ROM, 4GB RAM
Card Slot
No	No

GPRS
Connectivity
Yes
EDGE
Yes
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps	HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
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
Bluetooth
4.0, A2DP, EDR	5.0, A2DP
USB
Lightning, USB 2.0	USB Type-C 3.1, DisplayPort
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (3G/LTE model only)	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only)
NFC
No	No

Main Camera
Camera
8 MP, f/2.4, 32mm (standard), 1.12µm, AF	12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), AF
Camera Features
HDR	Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video
1080p@30fps	4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera
1.2 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard) Features: HDR Video: 720p@30fps	12 MP, f/2.4, 122" (ultrawide) Features: HDR Video: 1080p@25/30/60fps, gyro-EIS

Audio Format Support
Multimedia
MP3/WAV/AAX+/AIFF/Apple Lossless
Video Format Support
MP4/H.264
Radio
No	No

Operating System (OS)
Software
iOS 9	iPadOS 15
Upgradable
Upgradable to iPadOS 15.7	Upgradable to iPadOS 17
Browser
HTML5 (Safari)
Messaging
iMessage, Email, Push Email, IM

Chipset
Hardware
Apple A8 (20 nm)	Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
CPU
Dual-core 1.5 GHz Typhoon	Hexa-core (2x2.93 GHz + 4xX.X GHz)
GPU
PowerVR GX6450 (quad-core graphics)	Apple GPU (5-core)
Sensors
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer	Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
SIM
Nano-SIM and eSIM	Nano-SIM and eSIM
Speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes, with stereo speakers
Audio Jack
3.5 mm	No
TV Out
Yes

Battery Type
Battery
Li-Ion 5124 mAh, non-removable (19.1 Wh)	Li-Ion, non-removable (19.3 Wh)
Talk Time
Up to 10 h (multimedia)	Up to 10 h (multimedia)

SAR EU
Misc
0.42 W/kg (body)

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