Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2015) vs Apple iPad mini (2021)

Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2015)

Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (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 Pro 12.9 (2015) vs Apple iPad mini (2021)

Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2015)	Apple iPad mini (2021)

Price
EUR: €850	EUR: €550
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Form Factor
Body
Candybar, Touchscreen, Tablet PC	Candybar, Touchscreen, Tablet PC
Dimensions
305.7 x 220.6 x 6.9 mm (12.04 x 8.69 x 0.27 in)	195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm (7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 in)
Weight
713 g (Wi-Fi) / 723 g (LTE) (1.57 lb)	293 g (Wi-Fi) / 297 g (Wi-Fi + Cellular) (10.34 oz)
Build
Stylus	Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame Stylus support (2nd gen only)
Colors
Space Gray, Silver, Gold	Space Gray, Pink, Purple, Starlight
Models
A1584, A1652, iPad6,7, iPad6,8	A2568, iPad14,1, iPad14,2

Type
Display
IPS LCD	Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 500 nits (typ)
Size
12.9 inches, 519.2 cm² (~77.0% screen-to-body ratio)	8.3 inches, 203.9 cm² (~77.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
2048 x 2732 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~264 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	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
32GB ROM, 4GB RAM 128GB ROM, 4GB RAM 256GB ROM, 4GB 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 3.0, magnetic connector	USB Type-C 3.1, DisplayPort
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑,Fi + Cellular model only)	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only)
NFC
Yes	No

Main Camera
Camera
8 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard), 1.12µm, AF	12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), AF
Camera Features
HDR	Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video
1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.	4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera
1.2 MP Features: face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular 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 A9X (16 nm)	Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
CPU
Dual-core 2.26 GHz (Twister)	Hexa-core (2x2.93 GHz + 4xX.X GHz)
GPU
PowerVR Series 7 (12-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 (4 speakers)	Yes, with stereo speakers
Audio Jack
3.5 mm	No
TV Out
Yes

Battery Type
Battery
Li-Ion 10,307 mAh, non-removable (38.8 Wh)	Li-Ion, non-removable (19.3 Wh)
Talk Time
Up to 10 h (multimedia)	Up to 10 h (multimedia)

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