Phone Comparison - Apple iPad Mini 4 vs Apple iPad mini (2019) vs Apple iPad mini (2021)

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Apple
Announced September 2015 March 2019 September 2021
Status Available - September 2015 Available - March 2019 Coming Soon - September 2021
Price Rs. 28,799 ($423.51) [Similarly Priced] - Rs. 46,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold Space Gray, Silver, Gold Space Gray, Pink, Purple, Starlight
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 203.2 x 134.8 x 6.1 mm
(8 x 5.31 x 0.24 in)
203.2 x 134.8 x 6.1 mm
(8 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 (10.55 oz (Wi-Fi) / 10.72 ) 300.5 g / 308.2 g (10.58.0.18 oz / 10.86.0.07 oz) 293 g / 297 g (10.34 oz / 10.48 oz)
SIM Type - Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM) Nano-SIM, eSIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 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) - Cellular version only 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) LTE
5G Network - - SA/NSA
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2) - Fingerprint Sensor
Stylus support
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
Stylus support (2nd gen only)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 9 iOS 12.1.3 iPadOS 15
User Interface - iOS -
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Apple A8 Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest), Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) Hexa-core, Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
GPU - Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Apple GPU (5-core)
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 16/64/128 GB 64/256 GB 256 GB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating Liquid Retina IPS LCD Screen
500 nits (typ)
Wide color gamut
True-tone
Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colors
Size 7.9 inches 7.9 inches 8.3 inches
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi) 1488 x 2266 pixels (327 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.58% 70.58% 77.24%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes no
Radio No No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP 12 MP
Flash No No Quad-LED Dual-tone Flash
Features Auto focus, 1.12μm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (Photo/Panorama) 8 MP, f/2.4, 32mm (standard), 1.12µm, AF
HDR
12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), AF
HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. 1080p@30fps 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS
Front Camera 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, Face Detection, HDR [Similar] 7 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard)
HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide)
HDR
1080p@25/30/60fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR 5.0, A2DP, EDR 5.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot 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
USB v2.0, reversible connector 2.0, proprietary reversible connector 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) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only)
Browser HTML5 (Safari) Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM 64/256 GB, 2 GB RAM 256 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No No
USB OTG - Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (19.1 Wh) Li-Ion, non-removable
Capacity 5124 mAh 5124 mAh 19.3 Wh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 10 h (multimedia)