Apple iPad mini 9.7" TI-GSRF MUQY2LL/A Gold 2019
The A12 Bionic chip powers a 7.9-inch 2048x1536 Liquid Retina display with True Tone, achieving a 10-hour battery life in a 299-gram aluminum chassis. Its compact form supports first-gen Apple Pencil and stereo speakers, making it a pocketable digital notepad. This refurbished tablet is best for digital artists and students who need a lightweight sketchpad and media viewer, with scores of 52 in art/design and 47 in entertainment.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (81th percentile) 81th
- Strong feature (67th percentile) 67th
- Strong gpu (66th percentile) 66th
- Strong cpu (65th percentile) 65th
Cons
- Below average ram (12th percentile)
- Below average battery (31th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Based on 21 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | A12 |
| Cores | 6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 3 GB |
| Storage | 64 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
| Expandable | No |
Display
| Size | 7.9" |
| Resolution | 2048 |
| Panel | Liquid Retina |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| USB-C | 0 |
| Cellular | No |
Features
| Stylus Support | Yes |
| Stylus Model | Apple Pencil (1st generation) |
| Fingerprint Reader | Yes |
| Face Unlock | No |
Physical
| Weight | 0.3 kg / 0.7 lbs |
| OS | Apple iOS 12 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple iPad mini 9.7" TI-GSRF MUQY2LL/A | Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra SM-X930NZAAXAR | Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro 24091RPADG | Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition | Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Idea Tab Pro | DOOGEE U11 U11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | A12 | MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ | 3 GHz | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Octa-core (A715 3.35Ghz + 3 x A715 3.2Ghz + 4 x A510 2.2Ghz) | 1.6 GHz |
| RAM (GB) | 3 | 12 | 12 | 32 | 8 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 64 | 256 | 512 | 512 | 128 | 128 |
| Screen | 7.9" 2048x1536 | 14.6" 2960x1848 | 11.2" 3200x2136 | 13" 2880x1920 | 12.7" 2944x1840 | 11" |
| OS | Apple iOS 12 | Android 16 | HyperOS 2 | Windows 11 Pro | Android 14 | Android 16 |
| Stylus | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | false | false | false | false | true | true |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | - | 47 | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Screen | Battery | Feature | Storage | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPad mini 9.7" TI-GSRF MUQY2LL/A | 65.1 | 66.1 | 12.4 | 61.3 | 30.5 | 67.3 | 40.3 | 36 | 81.4 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra SM-X930NZAAXAR Compare | 97.3 | 96.2 | 81 | 95.8 | 93.1 | 86.2 | 73.7 | 63 | 99.2 |
| Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro 24091RPADG Compare | 97.3 | 96.2 | 81 | 98.7 | 85.7 | 64.2 | 89.3 | 78.3 | 83.8 |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition Compare | 74.4 | 92.7 | 98.6 | 98.4 | 99 | 83.7 | 92.8 | 93.4 | 46 |
| Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Idea Tab Pro Compare | 83.3 | 82 | 77.4 | 91.8 | 91 | 99.7 | 64.6 | 96.3 | 91.1 |
| DOOGEE U11 U11 Compare | 69.3 | 69.5 | 87.9 | 56.5 | 83.5 | 88 | 51.7 | 88.3 | 87.6 |
Usage Scores
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