New On sale 4%
Apple iPad mini 7.9" 5th Generation Gold 2019
CPU Apple M2
RAM 1 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 7.9" 2048x1536
OS iPadOS
stylus Yes
cellular Yes
47 Overall Score
Price $279
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong storage (75th percentile) 75th
- Strong screen (69th percentile) 69th
- Strong cpu (66th percentile) 66th
Cons
- Below average ram (1st percentile)
- Below average battery (31st percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M2 |
| Cores | 8 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 1 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB |
Display
| Size | 7.9" |
| Resolution | 2048x1536 |
| Panel | Liquid Retina |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
Connectivity
| Cellular | Yes |
Features
| Stylus Support | Yes |
| Stylus Model | Apple Pencil (1st generation) |
| Fingerprint Reader | Yes |
Physical
| Weight | 0.5 kg / 1.0 lbs |
| OS | iPadOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple iPad mini 7.9" 5th Generation | Samsung Galaxy Tab SM-X820NZSEXAR | Xiaomi Pad 62779 | Lenovo Idea Tab Pro TB373FU | DOOGEE U11 | Microsoft Surface Pro EP2-33670 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M2 | MediaTek Dimensity 9300+ | 3 GHz | Dimensity 8300 | Unisoc | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-64-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 1 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 512 | 512 | 128 | 128 | 256 |
| Screen | 7.9" 2048x1536 | 12.4" 2800x1752 | 11.2" 3200x2136 | 12.7" 2944x1840 | 11" | 12" 2196x1464 |
| OS | iPadOS | Android 14 | HyperOS 2 | Android 14 | Android 16 | Windows 11 Home |
| Stylus | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | true | true | false | false | true | false |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | - | - | - | 38 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Screen | Battery | Feature | Storage | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPad mini 7.9" 5th Generation | 66.4 | 90.3 | 0.8 | 68.5 | 31 | 51.2 | 74.5 | 45.3 | 65.2 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab SM-X820NZSEXAR Compare | 70 | 67.5 | 80.6 | 95.5 | 90 | 99.9 | 92.8 | 96.2 | 92.4 |
| Xiaomi Pad 62779 Compare | 97.9 | 96.4 | 80.6 | 98.8 | 86.5 | 67 | 89.4 | 78.4 | 84.8 |
| Lenovo Idea Tab Pro TB373FU Compare | 98.3 | 96.8 | 77.4 | 93.5 | 91.1 | 97.5 | 54.3 | 78.4 | 92.4 |
| DOOGEE U11 Compare | 71.3 | 68.2 | 87.4 | 61.7 | 84.4 | 89.4 | 54.3 | 88.2 | 88.9 |
| Microsoft Surface Pro EP2-33670 Compare | 98.5 | 1.7 | 92.9 | 68.1 | 98.1 | 70.1 | 83.5 | 93.1 | 95.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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