On sale 36%
Apple iPad mini 7.9" 5th Generation Space Gray 2019
The A12 Bionic chip pairs with a 7.9-inch 2048x1536 Retina display featuring True Tone and P3 wide color for sharp, accurate visuals. At 454g with cellular connectivity, it’s highly portable and supports Apple Pencil for spontaneous note-taking within the iPadOS ecosystem. This tablet best serves students and readers focused on ebooks and streaming, not demanding productivity work.
CPU Apple M2
RAM 3 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 7.9" 2048x1536
OS iPadOS
stylus Yes
cellular Yes
51 Overall Score
Price $350
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (91st percentile) 91st
- Strong connectivity (84th percentile) 84th
- Strong storage (74th percentile) 74th
- Strong feature (71st percentile) 71st
Cons
- Below average cpu (5th percentile)
- Below average ram (11th percentile)
- Below average social proof (20th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has held steady over time
72/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 30 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M2 |
| Cores | 6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 3 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Expandable | No |
Display
| Size | 7.9" |
| Resolution | 2048x1536 |
| Panel | Liquid Retina |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5 |
| USB-C | 1 |
| Cellular | Yes |
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 | iPadOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple iPad mini 7.9" 5th Generation | Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus ZAEG0096US | Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 | Xiaomi Pad 7 2AFZZCRP4CG | Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition | Vekfulpc T60 Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M2 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Dimensity | 2800 MHz | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-64-100 | 2.2 GHz |
| RAM (GB) | 3 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 8 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 256 | 512 | 256 | 512 | 256 |
| Screen | 7.9" 2048x1536 | 12.7" 2944x1840 | 11" 2560x1600 | 11.2" 3200x2136 | 13" 2880x1920 | 13.4" |
| OS | iPadOS | Android 14 | Android 16 | Android 14 | Windows 11 Home | Android 15 |
| Stylus | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | true | false | false | false | false | true |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | - | - | 53 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Screen | Battery | Feature | Storage | User Sentiment | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPad mini 7.9" 5th Generation | 5.4 | 90.5 | 10.8 | 68.1 | 55.9 | 71.3 | 74 | 39.7 | 83.5 | 19.9 |
| Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus ZAEG0096US Compare | 69.1 | 66.3 | 92.7 | 97.1 | 89.5 | 96.9 | 83.5 | 94.4 | 93 | 89.4 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Compare | 83.1 | 79.4 | 80.7 | 93.1 | 82.2 | 98.3 | 89.4 | 91.9 | 64 | 92.6 |
| Xiaomi Pad 7 2AFZZCRP4CG Compare | 97.3 | 95.3 | 66 | 98.8 | 84.6 | 52.9 | 83.5 | 88.2 | 78.3 | 92.6 |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition Compare | 99.1 | 1.6 | 92.7 | 83.1 | 99.6 | 84.5 | 92.6 | 39.7 | 93 | 92.6 |
| Vekfulpc T60 Pro Compare | 93.1 | 89 | 66 | 62.7 | 86.6 | 88.7 | 74 | 55.6 | 59.9 | 85.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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