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Apple iPad mini A17 Pro
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Launch
Version October 2024 May 2024
Network
Technology 5G 5G
Body
Dimensions 195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm (7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 in) 247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm (9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 in)
Weight 293 g (Wi-Fi) / 297 g (Wi-Fi + Cellular) 462 g (1.02 lb)
SIM eSIM eSIM
Design Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
Others Stylus support Stylus support
Display
Type Liquid Retina IPS LCD Liquid Retina IPS LCD
Size 8.3 inches 11.0 inches
Resolution 1488 x 2266 pixels 1640 x 2360 pixels
Protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Various
Platform
Operating System iPadOS 18, upgradable to iPadOS 18.3 iPadOS 17.4, upgradable to iPadOS 18.3
Chipset Apple A17 Pro (3 nm) Apple M2
CPU Hexa-core (2x3.78 GHz + 4xX.X GHz) Octa-core (4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores)
GPU Apple GPU (5-core graphics) Apple GPU (9-core graphics)
Memory
Card Slot No No
Internal 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM, 1TB 8GB RAM
Camera
Primary 12 MP 12 MP
Features Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama HDR
Video 4K@60fps, 1080p@240fps 4K@60fps, 1080p@240fps
Selfie 12 MP (122°) (1080p@60fps) 12 MP (122˚) (1080p@60fps)
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm Jack No No
Extra
Comms
Wifi a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band
Bluetooth 5.3 5.3
GPS Yes Yes
NFC No No
Infrared
Radio No No
USB USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort, magnetic connector
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
Miscellaneous
Battery
Battery type 5078 mAh 7606 mAh
Charging
Misc
Colors Space Gray, Blue, Purple, Starlight Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue
Models A2995, A2996, iPad16,2 A2902, A2903, A2904, iPad14,8, iPad14,9
Inside the box Documents, Charger, USB C to C cable Documents, Power adapter, USB C to C cable
Price 600 USD 700 USD