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iPad Pro 11" (4th Gen, 2022) vs iPad mini 8.3" (6th Gen, 2021)

79 out of 100
Apple iPad Pro 11
VS
62 out of 100
Apple iPad mini 8.3
iPad Pro 11" (4th Gen, 2022)
iPad mini 8.3" (6th Gen, 2021)

Here we compared two tablets: the 11-inch Apple iPad Pro 11" (4th Gen, 2022) (with Apple M2 (iPad)) that was released on October 18, 2022, against the Apple iPad mini 8.3" (6th Gen, 2021), which is powered by Apple A15 Bionic and came out 1 year and 1 month 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 Pro 11" (4th Gen, 2022)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Has a 2.7 inches larger screen size
  • Comes with 2361 mAh larger battery capacity: 7538 vs 5177 mAh
  • 80% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2536K versus 1412K)
  • Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
  • Shows 19% longer battery life (26:36 vs 22:16 hours)
  • Delivers 39% higher peak brightness (608 against 436 nits)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 6400 MHz
  • Supports higher wattage charging (30W versus 20W)
Reasons to consider the Apple iPad mini 8.3" (6th Gen, 2021)
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • 23% higher pixel density (327 vs 265 PPI)
  • Much smaller footprint: 40% more compact case (40.8 vs 68.5 square inches)
  • Weighs 173 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Apple iPad Pro 11" (4th Gen, 2022) and mini 8.3" (6th Gen, 2021) 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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Currency
8 / 128 GB
VS
4 / 64 GB
37.0
(Mediocre)
Value Index
71.1
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
iPad Pro 11" (4th Gen, 2022)
vs
iPad mini 8.3" (6th Gen, 2021)

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 11 inches 8.3 inches
Resolution 1668 x 2388 pixels 1488 x 2266 pixels
Aspect ratio 3:2 3:2
PPI 265 ppi 327 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (24-120 Hz) No
Max rated brightness 600 nits 500 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 81.5% 77.8%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 99.7% 99.6%
PWM Not detected 178600 Hz
Response time 33 ms 32 ms
Contrast 1676:1 1133:1
Screen space comparison
iPad Pro 11" (4th Gen, 2022)
11″ (3:2 ratio) = 55.8 in2
iPad mini 8.3" (6th Gen, 2021)
8.3″ (3:2 ratio) = 31.8 in2
~75% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 247.6 mm (9.75 inches) 195.4 mm (7.69 inches)
Width 178.5 mm (7.03 inches) 134.8 mm (5.31 inches)
Thickness 5.9 mm (0.23 inches) 6.3 mm (0.25 inches)
Weight 466 g (16.44 oz) 293 g (10.34 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Silver, Gray Gray, Pink, Purple, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner No Yes, in-button
Area 442 cm2 (68.5 inches2) 263 cm2 (40.8 inches2)
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (37th and 91st place)
iPad Ranking (12th and 24th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Apple iPad Pro 11" (4th Gen, 2022) and Apple iPad mini 8.3" (6th Gen, 2021)
SoC
Chipset Apple M2 (iPad) Apple A15 Bionic
Max clock 3490 MHz 2930 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2.42 GHz: Blizzard
- 4 cores at 3.49 GHz: Avalanche		 - 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Blizzard
- 2 cores at 3.23 GHz: Avalanche
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 5 nanometers 5 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Apple Neural Engine Apple Neural Engine
GPU
Graphics Apple GPU 10-core Apple GPU 5-core
GPU shading units 1024 640
GPU clock 1398 MHz 1338 MHz
FLOPS ~2863.1 GFLOPS ~1712.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Apple iPad Pro 11" (4th Gen, 2022) and Apple iPad mini 8.3" (6th Gen, 2021)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 46180 -
Single-core score 2622 2148
Multi-core score 10044 5541
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
CPU 841074 419310
GPU 801119 378571
Memory 371059 144604
UX 523068 470170
Total score 2536320 1412655
Samples Less than 3 [31 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 67% -
Graphics test 18 FPS -
Graphics score 2474 -
3DMark Solar Bay
Stability 71% 82%
Graphics test 33 FPS 14 FPS
Section 1 41 FPS 18 FPS
Section 2 33 FPS 14 FPS
Section 3 23 FPS 10 FPS
Graphics score 8572 3696
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 67% 82%
Graphics test 39 FPS 16 FPS
Graphics score 6614 2752
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 8 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory clock 6400 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 64 GB
Storage type NVMe NVMe
Memory card No No

Software

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

Battery

Capacity 7538 mAh 5177 mAh
Max charge power 30 W 20 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 60 min) Yes (50% in 40 min)
Full charging time 2:00 hr 1:30 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:28 hr 07:46 hr
Watching video 12:02 hr 09:54 hr
Gaming 05:52 hr 04:53 hr
Standby 168 hr 136 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 Quad LED
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
2) Ultrawide: 10 MP
3) Depth
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
Sensor size 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) -
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 10 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Stabilization 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 6E (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 5.3 5
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 4.0 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes
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
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 4.0 Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Flagship Mid-range
Announced October 2022 September 2021
Release date October 2022 September 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $799 $499
Successor - Apple iPad Pro 11" (5th Gen, 2024) - Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024)
Sensors - Barometer
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Face recognition sensor		 - Barometer
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Keyboard weight 471 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

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Apple iPad Pro 11" (4th Gen, 2022) is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which tablet would you choose?
11 (84.6%)
2 (15.4%)
Total votes: 13

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