Compare Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2015) vs Apple iPad mini (2019)

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	Phones	Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2015)	Apple iPad mini (2019)
	Network, supported bands and technologies
		Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
		2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
			CDMA 800 / 1900
		3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
		4G bands	LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)	LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 11(1500), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 21(1500), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600)
		Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
		GPRS	textYes	Yes
		EDGE	Yes	Yes
		Release date
First presented			2015, September	2019, March
Status			Available. Released 2015, November	Available. Released 2019, March


Measurements	305.7 x 220.6 x 6.9 mm (12.04 x 8.69 x 0.27 in)	203.2 x 134.8 x 6.1 mm (8.0 x 5.31 x 0.24 in)
Weight	713 g (Wi-Fi) / 723 g (LTE) (1.57 lb)	300.5 g (Wi-Fi) / 308.2 g (3G/LTE) (10.86 oz)
SIM	Nano-SIM/ Electronic SIM card (Apple e-SIM)	Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM)
	- Stylus	Stylus support
Display (type and size)
	Type	LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	12.9 inches, 519.2 cm2	7.9 inches, 193.3 cm2
	Resolution	2048 x 2732 pixels, 4:3 ratio	1536 x 2048 pixels, 4:3 ratio
	Multitouch	Yes
	Protection	Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating	Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
			DCI-P3 wide color gamutTrue-tone

System and processor information
	OS	iOS 9 actualized iOS 11.2	iOS 12.1.3
	Chipset	Apple A9X	Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm)
	Central processing unit	Dual-core 2.26 GHz (Twister)	Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest)
	Graphics processing unit	PowerVR Series 7 (12-core graphics)	Apple Graphics processing unit (4-core graphics)
	Memory bank
		Slot for memory card	No	No
		Built-in	4 GB RAM 32/128/256 GB	3 GB RAM 64/256 GB
		Camera
			Primary	8 MP (f/2.4, 31mm, 1.12 ľm), autofocus, quality control
			Features	Geo-tagging, quick tap focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama)	HDR
			Video	1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., quality control	1080p@30fps
Secondary			1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular
Single				8 MP, f/2.4, 32mm (standard), 1.12
Selfie Single				7 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard)
Selfie Features				HDR
Selfie Video				1080p@30fps
Sound
	Different alarm types		Unavailable
	Main speaker			Yes, with stereo sound
	3.5mm jack		Yes
		- noise cancellation feature	noise cancellation feature

Communication
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, EDR	5.0, A2DP, EDR
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only)	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only)
	NFC	NFC
	Radio	No	No
	USB	3.0, proprietary reversible connector; magnetic connector	2.0, proprietary reversible connector
	Features
		Sensors	Fingerprint recognition (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer	Fingerprint recognition (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
		Messaging	iMessage, Email, Push Email, IM
		Browser	HTML5 (Safari)
		Java	No
		- Siri dictation and cammands recognition- iCloud cloud service- MP3/WAV/AAX+/AIFF/Apple Lossless player- MP4/H.264 player- Audio/video/photo editor- Document editor	Siri dictation and cammands recognition
Battery
			Built-in Li-Ion 10,307 mAh battery (38.8 Wh)	Built-in Li-Ion 5124 mAh battery (19.1 Wh)
		Talk time	Up to 10 h (multimedia)	Up to 10 h (multimedia)
		Other
			Colors	Space Gray, Silver, Gold	Space Gray, Silver, Gold
			Price	About 850 EUR	About 450 EUR