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iPad mini 8.3" (6th Gen, 2021) vs iPad 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022)

62 out of 100
Apple iPad mini 8.3
VS
63 out of 100
Apple iPad 10.9
iPad mini 8.3" (6th Gen, 2021)
iPad 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022)

Here we compared two mid-range tablets: the 8.3-inch Apple iPad mini 8.3" (6th Gen, 2021) (with Apple A15 Bionic) that was released on September 14, 2021, against the Apple iPad 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022), which is powered by Apple A14 Bionic and came out 1 year and 2 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments (2)

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each tablet
Reasons to consider the Apple iPad mini 8.3" (6th Gen, 2021)
  • 16% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1412K versus 1216K)
  • 24% higher pixel density (327 vs 264 PPI)
  • Much smaller footprint: 41% more compact case (40.8 vs 69.1 square inches)
  • Weighs 184 grams less
Reasons to consider the Apple iPad 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022)
  • Has a 2.6 inches larger screen size
  • Comes with 2429 mAh larger battery capacity: 7606 vs 5177 mAh
  • Shows 18% longer battery life (26:19 vs 22:16 hours)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (30W versus 20W)

Review

Evaluation of Apple iPad mini 8.3" (6th Gen, 2021) and 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022) crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Final comparison evaluation
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Value for money (Beta)

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4 / 64 GB
VS
4 / 64 GB
71.1
(Good)
Value Index
88.7
(Very good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
iPad mini 8.3" (6th Gen, 2021)
vs
iPad 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022)

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 8.3 inches 10.9 inches
Resolution 1488 x 2266 pixels 1640 x 2360 pixels
Aspect ratio 3:2 3:2
PPI 327 ppi 264 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 500 nits 500 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 77.8% 79.3%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 99.6% 97.6%
PWM 178600 Hz Not detected
Response time 32 ms 33 ms
Contrast 1133:1 953:1
Screen space comparison
iPad 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022)
10.9β€³ (3:2 ratio) = 54.8 in2
iPad mini 8.3" (6th Gen, 2021)
8.3β€³ (3:2 ratio) = 31.8 in2
~72% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 195.4 mm (7.69 inches) 248.6 mm (9.79 inches)
Width 134.8 mm (5.31 inches) 179.5 mm (7.07 inches)
Thickness 6.3 mm (0.25 inches) 7 mm (0.28 inches)
Weight 293 g (10.34 oz) 477 g (16.83 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Gray, Pink, Purple, Yellow Silver, Blue, Pink
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Area 263 cm2 (40.8 inches2) 446 cm2 (69.2 inches2)
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (93rd and 92nd place)
iPad Ranking (24th and 23rd place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Apple iPad mini 8.3" (6th Gen, 2021) and Apple iPad 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022)
SoC
Chipset Apple A15 Bionic Apple A14 Bionic
Max clock 2930 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU cores 6 (2 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Blizzard
- 2 cores at 3.23 GHz: Avalanche		 - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Icestorm
- 2 cores at 3.1 GHz: Firestorm
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 5 nanometers 5 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Apple Neural Engine Apple Neural Engine
GPU
Graphics Apple GPU 5-core Apple GPU 4-core
GPU shading units 640 256
GPU clock 1338 MHz 1278 MHz
FLOPS ~1712.6 GFLOPS ~654.3 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Apple iPad mini 8.3" (6th Gen, 2021) and Apple iPad 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) - 16803
Single-core score 2148 2124
Multi-core score 5541 4871
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
CPU 419310 344641
GPU 378571 317647
Memory 144604 129624
UX 470170 424836
Total score 1412655 1216748
Samples [31 tests] [7 tests]
3DMark Solar Bay
Stability 82% 85%
Graphics test 14 FPS 11 FPS
Section 1 18 FPS 13 FPS
Section 2 14 FPS 10 FPS
Section 3 10 FPS 8 FPS
Graphics score 3696 2767
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 82% 86%
Graphics test 16 FPS 13 FPS
Graphics score 2752 2229
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 4 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 64 GB
Storage type NVMe NVMe
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system iPadOS 15 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.5) iPadOS 16.1 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.5)

Battery

Capacity 5177 mAh 7606 mAh
Max charge power 20 W 30 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 40 min) Yes (50% in 60 min)
Full charging time 1:30 hr 2:22 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 07:46 hr 07:43 hr
Watching video 09:54 hr 10:43 hr
Gaming 04:53 hr 05:34 hr
Standby 136 hr 178 hr
General battery life
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Main camera

Matrix 12 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 4032 x 3024 4032 x 3024
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Quad LED No
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Lenses 1) Standard: 12 MP
1) Standard: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode - Bokeh mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 12 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 12 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 4032 x 3024 4032 x 3024
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes No
GPS GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 18 18
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced September 2021 October 2022
Release date September 2021 October 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $499 $449
Successor - Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024) - Apple iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025)
Sensors - Barometer
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Barometer
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Keyboard weight - 297 g
Bundled charger Yes, 20 W Yes, 20 W
Further details
Notes on iPad mini 8.3" (6th Gen, 2021):
    - Supports Apple Pencil 2.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the battery life and sound are more important to you, then choose the Apple iPad 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022). But if the performance and gaming are more of a priority – go for the Apple iPad mini 8.3" (6th Gen, 2021).

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Abbas September 26, 2024 at 09:59 AM
iPad 10 is cheaper with better speakers and bigger size and an amazing battery preformans. The diffrent between A15 and A14 not a big diffrence its actiuly its almost the same thing
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Unknown May 12, 2024 at 06:00 AM
iPad Gen 10's starting price is now $349.
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