Apple iPad Pro 9.7 (2016) vs Apple iPad mini (2024)

Apple iPad Pro 9.7 (2016) vs Apple iPad mini (2024)


Apple iPad Pro 9.7 (2016)

Apple iPad mini (2024)

Price
EUR: €690EUR: €600
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Body
Form Factor
Candybar, Touchscreen, Tablet PCCandybar, 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 (Apple Pencil, Apple Pencil Pro)
Colors
Silver, Gold, Space Gray, Rose GoldSpace Gray, Blue, Purple, Starlight
Models
A1673, A1674, A1675, iPad6,4, iPad6,3A2995, A2996, iPad16,2
Display
Type
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 coatingScratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Network
Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTEGSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100HSDPA 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, 411, 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 A2995
5G Bands
1, 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 A2995, A2996
Memory
Internal Memory
32GB ROM, 2GB RAM

128GB ROM, 2GB RAM

256GB ROM, 2GB RAM
128GB ROM, 8GB RAM

256GB ROM, 8GB RAM

512GB ROM, 8GB RAM
Card Slot
NoNo
Connectivity
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 MbpsHSPA, LTE (CA), 5G cellular model only
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspotWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
4.2, A2DP, EDR5.3, A2DP
USB
Lightning, USB 2.0, magnetic connectorUSB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only)
NFC
YesNo
Camera
Main Camera
12 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, PDAF12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), AF
Camera Features
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDRQuad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps4K@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
Multimedia
Audio Format Support
MP3/WAV/AAX+/AIFF/Apple Lossless
Video Format Support
MP4/H.264
Radio
NoNo
Software
Operating System (OS)
iOS 9.3.2iPadOS 18
Upgradable
Upgradable to iPadOS 16.7.7Upgradable to iPadOS 18.3
Browser
HTML5 (Safari)
Messaging
iMessage, Email, Push Email, IM
Hardware
Chipset
Apple A9X (16 nm)Apple A17 Pro (3 nm)
CPU
Dual-core 2.16 GHz (Twister)Hexa-core (2x3.78 GHz + 4xX.X GHz)
GPU
PowerVR Series 7 (12-core graphics)Apple GPU (5-core graphics)
Sensors
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometerFingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
SIM
Nano-SIM and eSIM(cellular model only)
Speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers)Yes, with stereo speakers
Audio Jack
3.5 mmNo
TV Out
Yes
Battery
Battery Type
Li-Ion 7306 mAh, non-removable (27.9 Wh)Li-Ion 5078 mAh (19.3 Wh)
Talk Time
Up to 10 h (multimedia)
Misc
SAR EU
0.99 W/kg (body)

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