Apple iPad mini 9" 5th Generation Silver 2019
The A12 Bionic chip delivers nearly triple the performance of its predecessor in a compact 0.66-pound body with a 7.9-inch Retina display featuring True Tone and 500 nits brightness. Apple Pencil support and a fully laminated screen with anti-reflective coating make this a precise, portable digital notebook at a budget-friendly renewed price point. This tablet is best for students and avid readers who want a pocketable device for note-taking, annotating documents, and consuming e-books.
CPU A12 Bionic
RAM 4 GB
Storage 64 GB
Screen 9" 2048x1536
OS iOS
stylus Yes
43 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong screen (69th percentile) 69th
Cons
- Below average connectivity (9th percentile)
- Below average storage (30th percentile)
- Below average battery (30th percentile)
- Below average ram (31st percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Cores | 6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 64 GB |
Display
| Size | 9" |
| Resolution | 2048x1536 |
| Panel | Liquid Retina |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) |
| USB-C | 0 |
| Cellular | No |
Features
| Stylus Support | Yes |
| Stylus Model | Apple Pencil |
| Fingerprint Reader | Yes |
| Face Unlock | No |
Physical
| Weight | 0.6 kg / 1.3 lbs |
| OS | iOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple iPad mini 9" 5th Generation | Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra 11 Ultra 14.6" | Microsoft Surface Pro 11 | Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus ZAEG0096US | Xiaomi Pad 7 2AFZZCRP4CG | Vekfulpc T60 Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | A12 Bionic | MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | 2800 MHz | 2.2 GHz |
| RAM (GB) | 4 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 |
| Storage (GB) | 64 | 1000 | 1024 | 256 | 256 | 256 |
| Screen | 9" 2048x1536 | 14.6" 2960x1848 | 13" 2880x1920 | 12.7" 2944x1840 | 11.2" 3200x2136 | 13.4" |
| OS | iOS | Android 16 | Windows 11 Pro | Android 14 | Android 14 | Android 15 |
| Stylus | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | false | false | false | false | false | true |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | 47 | - | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Screen | Battery | Feature | Storage | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPad mini 9" 5th Generation | 59.5 | 59.8 | 30.7 | 68.5 | 29.5 | 64.9 | 29.5 | 8.9 | 89.5 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra 11 Ultra 14.6" Compare | 97.8 | 96.5 | 92.9 | 99.7 | 91 | 87 | 96.9 | 64 | 66.4 |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 11 Compare | 73.1 | 92.6 | 92.9 | 99.3 | 98.8 | 84.7 | 98 | 92.9 | 80.8 |
| Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus ZAEG0096US Compare | 68.7 | 65.8 | 92.9 | 97 | 89.1 | 97 | 83.6 | 92.9 | 89.5 |
| Xiaomi Pad 7 2AFZZCRP4CG Compare | 97.3 | 95.3 | 66.2 | 98.6 | 84.2 | 53.1 | 83.6 | 78.5 | 92.6 |
| Vekfulpc T60 Pro Compare | 93.2 | 88.9 | 66.2 | 63.1 | 86.4 | 88.9 | 74.1 | 59.8 | 85.5 |
Usage Scores
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