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iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024) vs iPad mini 7.9” (5th Gen, 2019)

72 out of 100
Apple iPad mini 8.3
VS
51 out of 100
Apple iPad mini 7.9” (5th Gen, 2019)
iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024)
iPad mini 7.9” (5th Gen, 2019)

Here we compared two mid-range tablets: the 8.3-inch Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024) (with Apple A17 Pro) that was released on October 15, 2024, against the Apple iPad mini 7.9” (5th Gen, 2019), which is powered by Apple A12 Bionic and came out 5 years and 7 months before. 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

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each tablet
Reasons to consider the Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024)
  • Has 2.7x more RAM: 8GB versus 3GB
  • 2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1788K versus 895K)
  • Modern USB Type-C port
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Apple A17 Pro
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • Thinner bezels – 7.3% more screen real estate
  • 2.2x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2972 and 1346 points
Reasons to consider the Apple iPad mini 7.9” (5th Gen, 2019)
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port

Review

Evaluation of Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024) and mini 7.9” (5th Gen, 2019) 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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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 128 GB
VS
3 / 64 GB
55.7
(Average)
Value Index
49.9
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024)
vs
iPad mini 7.9” (5th Gen, 2019)

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 8.3 inches 7.9 inches
Resolution 1488 x 2266 pixels 1536 x 2048 pixels
Aspect ratio 3:2 4:3
PPI 327 ppi 324 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% 70.5%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 99.4% 99.7%
PWM Not detected 5556 Hz
Response time 35 ms 25 ms
Contrast 1221:1 858:1
Screen space comparison
iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024)
8.3″ (3:2 ratio) = 31.8 in2
iPad mini 7.9” (5th Gen, 2019)
7.9″ (4:3 ratio) = 30 in2
~6% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 195.4 mm (7.69 inches) 203.2 mm (8 inches)
Width 134.8 mm (5.31 inches) 134.8 mm (5.31 inches)
Thickness 6.3 mm (0.25 inches) 6.1 mm (0.24 inches)
Weight 293 g (10.34 oz) 300.5 g (10.6 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Gold, Gray, Blue, Purple Silver, Gold, Gray
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Area 263 cm2 (40.8 inches2) 274 cm2 (42.5 inches2)
Repairability Average (2.73/5) -
Drop resistance Average (D) · 52 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (61st and 123rd place)
iPad Ranking (17th and 28th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024) and Apple iPad mini 7.9” (5th Gen, 2019)
SoC
Chipset Apple A17 Pro Apple A12 Bionic
Max clock 3780 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU cores 6 (2 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2.11 GHz: Sawtooth
- 2 cores at 3.78 GHz: Everest		 - 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Tempest
- 2 cores at 2.49 GHz: Vortex
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 7 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Apple Neural Engine Neural Engine
GPU
Graphics 6 core Apple GPU Apple GPU 4-core
GPU shading units 768 256
GPU clock 1398 MHz 1125 MHz
FLOPS ~2147.2 GFLOPS ~576 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024) and Apple iPad mini 7.9” (5th Gen, 2019)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 25633 -
Single-core score 2972 1346
Multi-core score 7397 2767
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
CPU 571661 309104
GPU 477510 144993
Memory 217930 139578
UX 521861 301952
Total score 1788962 895627
Samples [3 tests] Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 79% -
Graphics test 10 FPS -
Graphics score 1350 -
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test 22 FPS -
Section 1 27 FPS -
Section 2 21 FPS -
Section 3 16 FPS -
Graphics score 5750 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability - 78%
Graphics test - 9 FPS
Graphics score - 1537
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024)
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-06-17 (Markyhuhu)AnTuTu1679642
📘 2026-03-13 (mint.ai)GeekBench GPU25633
📘 2026-03-13 (mint.ai)GeekBench CPU2897 / 7192
📘 2026-03-13 (mint.ai)AnTuTu1831753
📘 2026-02-04 (Helios_Qu)AnTuTu1788962
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Apple iPad mini 7.9” (5th Gen, 2019)
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 8 GB 3 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory clock - 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 64 GB
Storage type NVMe NVMe
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system iPadOS 18 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.5) iPadOS 12.1.3 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.5)
OS size 14 GB 9 GB
OS updates 5 years -

Battery

Capacity 5078 mAh 5124 mAh
Max charge power 20 W 12 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (80% in 75 min) No
Full charging time 2:00 hr 3:10 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 07:39 hr 08:20 hr
Watching video 11:07 hr 11:52 hr
Gaming 04:43 hr 04:49 hr
Standby 161 hr 164 hr
General battery life
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Main camera

Matrix 12 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 4032 x 3024 -
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Quad LED No
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS No
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (720p)
Lenses 1) Standard: 12 MP
1) Standard: 8 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 -
Standard lens
Image resolution 12 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/2.4
Focal length - 32 mm
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 12 megapixels 7 megapixels
Image resolution 4032 x 3024 3472 x 2063
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length - 31 mm
Sensor CMOS -
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 3.1 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
DisplayPort Yes No
GPS GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* - 1
Type of SIM card eSIM Nano
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* - 18
5G support Yes No

Sound

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

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced October 2024 March 2019
Release date October 2024 March 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $499 $399
Successor - - Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024)
Sensors - Barometer
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Barometer
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 10 W
Further details
Notes on iPad mini 7.9” (5th Gen, 2019):
    - Supports only 1st generation of Apple Pencil.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024) is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which tablet would you choose?
17 (94.4%)
1 (5.6%)
Total votes: 18

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