Apple · iPad mini
iPad mini (5th generation)
The 2019 7.9-inch iPad mini with an A12 Bionic chip, True Tone and first-generation Apple Pencil support.
Model history · 5 models, 2012–2019
- 2012iPad mini (1st generation)Compare
- 2013iPad mini 2Compare
- 2014iPad mini 3Compare
- 2015iPad mini 4Compare
- 2019iPad mini (5th generation)
- Screen
- 7.9″
- Display
- LCD
- Chip
- A12 Bionic
- Memory
- 3 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB – 256 GB
- Weight
- 300.5 g
What reviewers say
Reviewers praise performance, portability, display and Pencil support, while noting the dated design. Notebookcheck also found long battery life and costly storage upgrades.
From engadget.com and notebookcheck.net
Specifications
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- Screen size
- 7.9″
- Resolution
- 2048 × 1536
- Sharpness
- 324 pixels per inch
- Panel
- LCD
- Brightness
- 500 nits
- Display type
- Retina; LED-backlit IPS LCD (IPS confirmed by Notebookcheck)
- Pixel density
- 326 ppi
- Display features
- P3 wide colour; True Tone; fully laminated; anti-reflective coating with 1.8% reflectivity; oleophobic coating
Performance
- Chip
- A12 Bionic
- Memory
- 3 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 256 GB
- CPU
- A12 Bionic; 3 GB RAM confirmed by iFixit
- AI engine
- Neural Engine
Cameras
- Rear camera
- 8 MP
- Ultra wide camera
- None
- Front camera
- 7 MP
- Rear camera
- f/2.4 five-element lens; backside illumination; hybrid IR filter; autofocus; wide colour and Live Photos; HDR; panorama up to 43 MP; burst; timer; auto image stabilisation
- Front camera
- FaceTime HD; f/2.2; Retina Flash; wide colour capture; backside illumination; auto HDR; burst; timer
- Video recording
- Rear 1080p; slow-motion at 240 fps; stabilised time-lapse; 3x video zoom; video stabilisation; front 1080p at 30 fps
Battery and connections
- Battery life (maker's claim)
- Up to 10 hours
- Battery capacity
- 19.1 Wh
- Mobile data option
- Yes
- Stylus
- Supported, sold separately
- Keyboard made for it
- No
- Battery life detail
- Up to 10 hours Wi-Fi browsing, video or music; nine hours cellular browsing
- Charging
- USB power adapter or USB computer charging
- USB-C
- Lightning; 3.5 mm headphone jack
- Wi-Fi
- Dual-band 802.11a/b/g/n/ac; HT80 with MIMO
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.0
- Mobile network
- Gigabit-class LTE; nano-SIM with Apple SIM support and eSIM; cellular model weighs 308.2 g
- Stylus support
- Apple Pencil (1st generation), sold separately
- Keyboards
- No Smart Connector
Design
- Weight
- 300.5 g
- Thickness
- 6.1 mm
- Height × width
- 203.2 × 134.8 mm
- Operating system
- iPadOS
- Biometrics
- Touch ID in Home button
- Speakers
- Stereo speakers
- Microphones
- Dual microphones
- Sensors
- Three-axis gyro; accelerometer; barometer; ambient light; compass; iBeacon; GPS and GNSS on cellular model
- Colours
- Silver, Gold, Space Grey
- Software at launch
- iOS 12; orders opened 18 March 2019, with shops receiving it the following week
- In the box
- iPad mini; Lightning to USB cable; USB power adapter
Storage options
| Storage |
|---|
| 64 GB |
| 256 GB |
Pros and cons
Pros
- Laminated P3 display with True Tone
- Supports Apple Pencil (1st generation)
- 3.5 mm headphone jack
Cons
- No Smart Connector
- Starts with 64 GB storage
- Storage cannot be expanded
Closest rivals
Model | Screen | Display | Chip | Memory | Storage | Weight | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.3″ | LCD, 60 Hz | A15 Bionic | 4 GB | 64 GB – 256 GB | 293 g | Sept 2021 | |
| 10.2″ | LCD | A10 Fusion | 3 GB | 32 GB – 128 GB | 483 g | Sept 2019 | |
| 7.9″ | LCD | A8 | 2 GB | 16 GB – 128 GB | 298.8 g | Sept 2015 |
Previous model: iPad mini 4. Newer model: iPad mini (6th generation).
Sources
- support.apple.com/en-gb/111904
- apple.com/uk/newsroom/2019/03/all-new-ipad-air-and-ipad-mini-deliver-dramatic-p…
- ifixit.com/Teardown/iPad+Mini+5+Teardown/121589
- notebookcheck.net/Apple-iPad-mini-5-Tablet-Review.419232.0.html
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