iPad Pro 11" Gen 6 (M5, Late 2025) vs iPad mini 5 (A12, Early 2019)

iPad Pro 11" Gen 6 (M5, Late 2025) $999
iPad mini 5 (A12, Early 2019) $399
Base Price (MSRP)
$999
Base Price (MSRP)
$399
CPU
M5 (9C10G-FL)
CPU
A12 Bionic
GPU
10-Core M5-FL
GPU
4-Core A12
Memory
12GB
Memory
3GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
64GB
Display
11" Tandem OLED 2420×1668 Touch
Display
7.9" LCD IPS 2048×1536 Touch
CPU Image
M5 (9C10G-FL)
9 Cores
9 Threads
4.4GHz Clock
CPU Image
A12 Bionic
6 Cores
6 Threads
2.49GHz Clock
M5 (9C10G-FL) vs A12 Bionic Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
10-Core M5-FL
1280 Shaders
1740MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
4-Core A12
256 Shaders
1125MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
4.45 TFLOPS FP32
9%
N/A
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576 GFLOPS FP32
1%
10-Core M5-FL vs 4-Core A12 Full Specs Comparison
12GB
LPDDR5X-9600
3GB
LPDDR4X-4266
40 Tabs
8%
4 Tabs
1%
256GB
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64GB
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442 min 4K Video
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58 min 4K Video
1%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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11"
Tandem OLED
HDR
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7.9"
LCD IPS
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Area
56.5 in² (364.8 cm²)
10:7 Aspect Ratio
Area
30 in² (193.3 cm²)
4:3 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
1,000 Nits
1,600 Nits Peak
Brightness
500 Nits
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Refresh Rate
120Hz
Variable
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Resolution
2420×1668
4 Million Pixels
264 PPI
Resolution
2048×1536
3.1 Million Pixels
326 PPI
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2,000,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,300:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Colour Depth
10-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
98% DCI-P3
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Coverage
100% sRGB
98% DCI-P3
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Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
Fully Laminated
Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
Fully Laminated
Touch
Capacitive
Touch
Capacitive
Main
12.2MP
28mm Lens
ƒ/1.8 Aperture
1/2.93" Sensor Size
1.22 µm Pixel Size
Optical Image Stabilization
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Main
8.0MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/4" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
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Front
12.2MP
12mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/3.4" Sensor Size
1.00 µm Pixel Size
122˚ Diagonal Field of View
Front
7.2MP
32mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/4.7" Sensor Size
1.00 µm Pixel Size
68˚ Diagonal Field of View
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Zoom
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Zoom
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5x Digital Zoom-In
Max FPS
30 FPS 720p
240 FPS 1080p
60 FPS 4K
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Max FPS
120 FPS 720p
30 FPS 1080p
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Max Front FPS
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60 FPS 1080p
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Max Front FPS
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30 FPS 1080p
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Features
Flash
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Autofocus
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Center Stage
HDR Photo
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Video Stabilization
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Photo Geotagging
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Features
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Autofocus
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Video Stabilization
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Photo Geotagging
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Slow Motion
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Time-Lapse
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Front Portrait Mode
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Slow Motion
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Time-Lapse
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Burst Mode
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Not Included
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Facial
Fingerprint
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2
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No Cellular
Modem
Apple
C1X
5G
No Cellular
Modem
Intel
XMM 7360
4G
Speed
Up to 5100Mbps Download
Up to 2550Mbps Upload
Speed
Up to 450Mbps Download
Up to 50Mbps Upload
SIM Slots
1x eSIM
SIM Slots
1x nano SIM
1x eSIM
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
2 Stream
Up to 5764Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 6.0
Bluetooth 5.0
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Barometer
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Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Barometer
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Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light (ALS)
Magnetometer
LiDAR
Adaptive Colour (True Tone)
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Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light (ALS)
Magnetometer
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Adaptive Colour (True Tone)
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Communication
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Location
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iBeacon
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Location
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iBeacon
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Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
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1x USB 4 (40Gbps)
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Data
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1x Lightning (480Mbps)
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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External
External
20W
9.00V
2.22A
12W
5.20V
2.40A
USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
2.22A 9V (19.98W)
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USB-PD
2.40A 5V (12W)
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USB-C
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Removable Cable
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Removable Cable
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31.3Wh
8300mAh
3.77V
Lithium-Ion
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19.6Wh
5124mAh
3.82V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 10 Hours
Up to 10 Hours
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iPadOS
iPadOS
Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
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Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
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Height
249.7 mm (9.8 in)
Width
177.5 mm (7 in)
Depth
5.3 mm (0.2 in)
Volume
0.200 L
Height
203.2 mm (8 in)
Width
134.8 mm (5.3 in)
Depth
6.1 mm (0.2 in)
Volume
0.200 L
Weight
444 g (15.66 oz)
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Weight
300 g (10.58 oz)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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