Background Information
Announced in November of 2012, the iPad mini was released and marketed as a miniature variant of the standard iPad. The first generation iPad Mini featured similar internal specifications to the iPad 2 and had the same display resolution. Currently, there are six generation iPad mini devices.
Generations
iPad mini (2012)
- Processor: Apple A5
- Display: 7,9 Zoll, 1024 x 768 Pixel
- Cameras: Rear camera: 5 MP FullHD Video, front camera: 1,2 MP HD Video
- Storage: 16, 32 oder 64 GB
- Dimensions: 200 x 134.7 x 7.2 mm, ca. 300g
- Memory: 512 MB
- Battery: Lithium-polymer battery with 16.3 Wh and up to 10 hours of battery life
iPad mini 2 (2013)
- Processor: Apple A7
- Display: 7.9 inch, Retina 2048 x 1536 pixels
- Cameras: Rear camera: 5 MP FullHD video, front camera: 1.2 MP HD video
- Storage: 16, 32, 64 or 128GB
- Dimensions: 200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm, approx. 331g
- Memory: 1 GB
- Battery: Lithium-polymer battery with 23.8 Wh and up to 10 hours of battery life
iPad mini 3 (2014)
- Processor: Apple A7
- Display: 7.9 inch, Retina 2048 x 1536 pixels
- Cameras: Rear camera: 5 MP FullHD video, front camera: 1.2 MP HD video
- Storage: 16, 64 or 128GB
- Dimensions: 200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm, approx. 331g
- Memory: 1 GB
- Battery: Lithium-polymer battery with 23.8 Wh and up to 10 hours of battery life
iPad mini 4 (2015)
- Processor: Apple A8
- Display: 7.9 inch, Retina 2048 x 1536 pixels
- Cameras: Rear camera: 5 MP FullHD video, front camera: 1.2 MP HD video
- Storage: 16, 32, 64 and 128 GB
- Dimensions: 203.2 x 134.8 x 6.1 mm, approx. 298.8g
- Memory: 2 GB
- Battery: Lithium-polymer battery with 19.1 Wh and up to 10 hours of battery life
iPad mini 5th generation (2019)
- Processor: Apple A12 Bionic
- Display: 7.9 inch, Retina 2048 x 1536 pixels
- Cameras: Rear camera: 8 MP FullHD video, front camera: 7 MP FullHD video
- Storage: 64 or 256 GB
- Dimensions: 203.2 x 134.8 x 6.1 mm, approx. 298.8g
- Memory: 3 GB
- Battery: Lithium-polymer battery with 19.1 Wh and up to 10 hours of battery life
iPad mini 6th generation (2021)
- Processor: Apple A15 Bionic
- Display: 8.3 inch, Retina 2266 x 1488 pixels
- Cameras: Rear camera: 12 MP, front camera: 12 MP Ultra Wide FaceTime HD
- Storage: 64 or 256 GB
- Dimensions: 195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm, approx. 293g
- Memory: 4 GB
- Battery: Lithium polymer battery with 19.3 Wh and up to 10 hours battery life