Apple iPad Pro 9.7 (2016) vs Apple iPad mini (2021)

Apple iPad Pro 9.7 (2016)

Apple iPad Pro 9.7 (2016)

Announced On:March, 2016

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Apple iPad mini (2021)

Apple iPad mini (2021)

Announced On:September, 2021

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Apple iPad Pro 9.7 (2016) vs Apple iPad mini (2021)

Apple iPad Pro 9.7 (2016)	Apple iPad mini (2021)

Price
EUR: €690	EUR: €550
USD: N/A	USD: N/A
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INR: N/A	INR: N/A
PKR: N/A	PKR: N/A

Form Factor
Body
Candybar, Touchscreen, Tablet PC	Candybar, Touchscreen, Tablet PC
Dimensions
240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm (9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 in)	195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm (7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 in)
Weight
437 g (Wi-Fi) / 444 g (LTE) (15.41 oz)	293 g (Wi-Fi) / 297 g (Wi-Fi + Cellular) (10.34 oz)
Build
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame Stylus	Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame Stylus support (2nd gen only)
Colors
Silver, Gold, Space Gray, Rose Gold	Space Gray, Pink, Purple, Starlight
Models
A1673, A1674, A1675, iPad6,4, iPad6,3	A2568, iPad14,1, iPad14,2

Type
Display
IPS LCD True-tone	Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 500 nits (typ)
Size
9.7 inches, 291.4 cm² (~71.6% screen-to-body ratio)	8.3 inches, 203.9 cm² (~77.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1536 x 2048 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~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 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 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, 2GB RAM 128GB ROM, 2GB RAM 256GB 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
4.2, A2DP, EDR	5.0, A2DP
USB
Lightning, USB 2.0, 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
12 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, PDAF	12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), AF
Camera Features
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR	Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps	4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera
5 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard) Features: Face detection, HDR, panorama Video: 1080p@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 9.3.2	iPadOS 15
Upgradable
Upgradable to iPadOS 17	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 2.16 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 7306 mAh, non-removable (27.9 Wh)	Li-Ion, non-removable (19.3 Wh)
Talk Time
Up to 10 h (multimedia)	Up to 10 h (multimedia)

SAR EU
Misc
0.99 W/kg (body)

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