Apple iPad mini 7.9” (5th Gen, 2019) vs Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)

[ VERDICT ] Winner: Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025) (91/100)

Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025) leads overall with a score of 91/100 compared to Apple iPad mini 7.9” (5th Gen, 2019) (51/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Apple iPad mini 7.9” (5th Gen, 2019)
Apple

Apple iPad mini 7.9” (5th Gen, 2019)

51/100
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Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
Apple

Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)

91/100
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Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Apple iPad mini 7.9” (5th Gen, 2019) Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
Gaming 33.0 Poor 99.0 Excellent WINNER
NanoReview Score 51.0 Below Average 91.0 Excellent WINNER
Performance 47.0 Poor 99.0 Excellent WINNER

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad mini 7.9” (5th Gen, 2019) Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Capacity 5124 mAh 8160 mAh
Fast charging No Yes (42% in 30 min)
Full charging time 3:10 hr —
Gaming 04:49 hr —
Max charge power 12 W 30 W
Replaceable No No
Reverse charging No Yes
Standby 164 hr —
Watching video 11:52 hr —
Web browsing 08:20 hr —
Wireless charging No No
Battery cycles — 1000 cycles
Bypass charging — No

Benchmarks

Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad mini 7.9” (5th Gen, 2019) Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
CPU 309104 1791896
GPU 144993 1221223
Graphics score 1537 4104
Graphics test 9 FPS 30 FPS
Memory 139578 446888
Multi-core score 2767 15913
Single-core score 1346 4193
Stability 78% 71%
Total score 895627 4122404
UX 301952 662397
Compute Score (GPU) — 75091
Section 1 — 88 FPS
Section 2 — 63 FPS
Section 3 — 46 FPS

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad mini 7.9” (5th Gen, 2019) Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
2G network GSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz —
3G network UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz
4G network LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66, 71 LTE 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, 42, 48, 66, 71
5G support No Yes
Bluetooth features LE LE
Bluetooth version 5 6.0
DisplayPort No Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS
Hybrid slot No No
Infrared port No No
LTE Cat* 18 —
NFC* No No
Number of SIM* 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
USB features - Charging- USB-Storage mode - Charging- USB-Storage mode- OTG
USB type No USB Type-C
USB version 2 4.0
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band- Wi-Fi Direct- Wi-Fi Hotspot- Wi-Fi Display - Dual Band- Wi-Fi MiMO- Wi-Fi Direct- Wi-Fi Hotspot- Wi-Fi Display
Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
eSIM support* Yes Yes

Design and build

Design and build specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad mini 7.9” (5th Gen, 2019) Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
Area 274 cm2(42.5 inches2) 443 cm2(68.7 inches2)
Colors Silver, Gold, Gray Black, Silver
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button No
Frame material Metal Metal
Height 203.2 mm (8 inches) 249.7 mm (9.83 inches)
Rear material Metal Metal
Thickness 6.1 mm (0.24 inches) 5.3 mm (0.21 inches)
Waterproof No No
Weight 300.5 g (10.6 oz) 444 g (15.66 oz)
Width 134.8 mm (5.31 inches) 177.5 mm (6.99 inches)
Repairability — Average (2.7/5)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad mini 7.9” (5th Gen, 2019) Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (10-120 Hz)
Aspect ratio 4:3 3:2
Contrast 858:1 ∞ Infinity
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
HDR support No Yes, Dolby Vision
Max rated brightness 500 nits 1000 nits
PPI 324 ppi 267 ppi
PWM 5556 Hz 240 Hz
RGB color space 99.7% —
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels 1668 x 2420 pixels
Response time 25 ms 1 ms
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 70.5% 81.3%
Size 7.9 inches 11 inches
Type IPS LCD OLED
Max rated brightness in HDR — 1600 nits

Main camera

Main camera specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad mini 7.9” (5th Gen, 2019) Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
4K video recording No Up to 60FPS
8K video recording No No
Aperture f/2.4 f/1.8
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Camera features - - Bokeh mode- Pro mode- RAW support
Flash No Quad LED
Focal length 32 mm —
Image resolution 8 MP 4032 x 3024
Lenses 1) Standard: 8 MP 1) Standard: 12 MP2) Depth
Matrix 8 megapixels 12 megapixels
Slow motion 240 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Zoom Digital Digital
Pixel size — 1.22 micron

Memory

Memory specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad mini 7.9” (5th Gen, 2019) Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
Channels 2 4
Memory card No No
Memory clock 2133 MHz —
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
RAM size 3 GB 12 GB
Storage size 64 GB 256 GB
Storage type NVMe NVMe

Other

Other specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad mini 7.9” (5th Gen, 2019) Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
Announced March 2019 October 2025
Bundled charger Yes, 10 W Not included
Category Mid-range Flagship
Launch price (MSRP) $399 $999
Release date March 2019 October 2025
Sensors - Barometer- Gyroscope- Accelerometer- Ambient light sensor- Compass- Fingerprint - Barometer- Gyroscope- Accelerometer- Ambient light sensor- Face recognition sensor
Successor -Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024) —

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad mini 7.9” (5th Gen, 2019) Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Tempest- 2 cores at 2.49 GHz: Vortex - 6 cores at 2.95 GHz:- 4 cores at 4.61 GHz:
CPU cores 6 (2 + 4) 10 (4 + 6)
Chipset Apple A12 Bionic Apple M5 (iPad)
FLOPS ~576 GFLOPS ~4147.2 GFLOPS
GPU clock 1125 MHz 1620 MHz
GPU shading units 256 —
Graphics Apple GPU 4-core Apple GPU 10-core
Lithography process 7 nanometers 3 nanometers
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Max clock 2500 MHz 4610 MHz
Neural processor (NPU) Neural Engine Apple Neural Engine

Selfie camera

Selfie camera specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad mini 7.9” (5th Gen, 2019) Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No
Megapixels 7 megapixels 12 megapixels
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS

Software

Software specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad mini 7.9” (5th Gen, 2019) Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
OS size 9 GB 56 GB
Operating system iPadOS 12.1.3 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.5) iPadOS 26 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.5)
OS updates — 5 years

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad mini 7.9” (5th Gen, 2019) Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
FM radio No No
Headphone audio jack Yes No
Speakers Stereo 4.0

Recent User Tests

Recent User Tests specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad mini 7.9” (5th Gen, 2019) Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
Date — Benchmark
📘 2026-07-17->Libero — GeekBench GPU

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