Apple iPad mini 8.3" (6th Gen, 2021) vs Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025)

[ VERDICT ] Winner: Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025) (94/100)

Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025) leads overall with a score of 94/100 compared to Apple iPad mini 8.3" (6th Gen, 2021) (62/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Apple iPad mini 8.3" (6th Gen, 2021)
Apple

Apple iPad mini 8.3" (6th Gen, 2021)

62/100
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[ WINNER ]
Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025)
Apple

Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025)

94/100
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Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Apple iPad mini 8.3" (6th Gen, 2021) Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025)
Gaming 54.0 Below Average 99.0 Excellent WINNER
NanoReview Score 62.0 Average 94.0 Excellent WINNER
Performance 70.0 Good 99.0 Excellent WINNER

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad mini 8.3" (6th Gen, 2021) Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025)
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Capacity 5177 mAh 10340 mAh
Fast charging Yes (50% in 40 min) Yes (50% in 38 min)
Full charging time 1:30 hr —
Gaming 04:53 hr —
Max charge power 20 W 30 W
Replaceable No No
Reverse charging No Yes
Standby 136 hr —
Watching video 09:54 hr —
Web browsing 07:46 hr —
Wireless charging No No
Battery cycles — 1000 cycles

Benchmarks

Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad mini 8.3" (6th Gen, 2021) Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025)
CPU 419310 965229
GPU 378571 1313129
Graphics score 3696 3978
Graphics test 14 FPS 29 FPS
Memory 144604 458312
Multi-core score 5541 15895
Section 1 18 FPS 87 FPS
Section 2 14 FPS 60 FPS
Section 3 10 FPS 53 FPS
Single-core score 2148 4153
Stability 82% 79%
Total score 1412655 3396957
UX 470170 660296
Compute Score (GPU) — 75273

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad mini 8.3" (6th Gen, 2021) Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025)
3G network UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz
4G network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 71
5G support Yes Yes
Bluetooth features LE LE
Bluetooth version 5 6.0
DisplayPort Yes Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS
Hybrid slot No No
Infrared port No No
LTE Cat* 18 —
NFC* No No
Number of SIM* 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
USB features - Charging- USB-Storage mode- OTG - Charging- USB-Storage mode- OTG
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 4.0
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
Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
eSIM support* Yes Yes

Design and build

Design and build specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad mini 8.3" (6th Gen, 2021) Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025)
Area 263 cm2(40.8 inches2) 607 cm2(94 inches2)
Colors Gray, Pink, Purple, Yellow Black, Silver
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button No
Frame material Metal Metal
Height 195.4 mm (7.69 inches) 281.6 mm (11.09 inches)
Rear material Metal Metal
Thickness 6.3 mm (0.25 inches) 5.1 mm (0.2 inches)
Waterproof No No
Weight 293 g (10.34 oz) 579 g (20.42 oz)
Width 134.8 mm (5.31 inches) 215.5 mm (8.48 inches)
Repairability — Average (2.7/5)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad mini 8.3" (6th Gen, 2021) Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025)
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (10-120 Hz)
Aspect ratio 3:2 4:3
Contrast 1133:1 —
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
HDR support No Yes, Dolby Vision
Max rated brightness 500 nits 1000 nits
PPI 327 ppi 264 ppi
PWM 178600 Hz —
RGB color space 99.6% —
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Resolution 1488 x 2266 pixels 2064 x 2752 pixels
Response time 32 ms —
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 77.8% 86.2%
Size 8.3 inches 13 inches
Type IPS LCD OLED
Max rated brightness in HDR — 1600 nits

Main camera

Main camera specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad mini 8.3" (6th Gen, 2021) Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025)
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
8K video recording No No
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Camera features - Bokeh mode - Bokeh mode- Pro mode- RAW support
Flash Quad LED Quad LED
Image resolution 4032 x 3024 4032 x 3024
Lenses 1) Standard: 12 MP 1) Standard: 12 MP2) Depth
Matrix 12 megapixels 12 megapixels
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Zoom Digital Digital
Pixel size — 1.22 micron

Memory

Memory specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad mini 8.3" (6th Gen, 2021) Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025)
Channels 2 4
Memory card No No
Memory clock 2133 MHz —
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
RAM size 4 GB 12 GB
Storage size 64 GB 256 GB
Storage type NVMe NVMe

Other

Other specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad mini 8.3" (6th Gen, 2021) Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025)
Announced September 2021 October 2025
Bundled charger Yes, 20 W Not included
Category Mid-range Flagship
Launch price (MSRP) $499 $1299
Release date September 2021 October 2025
Sensors - Barometer- Gyroscope- Accelerometer- Ambient light sensor- Compass- Fingerprint - Barometer- Gyroscope- Accelerometer- Ambient light sensor- Face recognition sensor
Successor -Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024) —
Keyboard weight — 662 g

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad mini 8.3" (6th Gen, 2021) Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Blizzard- 2 cores at 3.23 GHz: Avalanche - 6 cores at 2.95 GHz:- 4 cores at 4.61 GHz:
CPU cores 6 (2 + 4) 10 (4 + 6)
Chipset Apple A15 Bionic Apple M5 (iPad)
FLOPS ~1712.6 GFLOPS ~4147.2 GFLOPS
GPU clock 1338 MHz 1620 MHz
GPU shading units 640 —
Graphics Apple GPU 5-core Apple GPU 10-core
Lithography process 5 nanometers 3 nanometers
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Max clock 2930 MHz 4610 MHz
Neural processor (NPU) Apple Neural Engine Apple Neural Engine

Selfie camera

Selfie camera specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad mini 8.3" (6th Gen, 2021) Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025)
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No
Megapixels 12 megapixels 12 megapixels
Sensor CMOS —
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS

Software

Software specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad mini 8.3" (6th Gen, 2021) Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025)
Operating system iPadOS 15 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.5) iPadOS 26 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.5)
OS updates — 5 years

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad mini 8.3" (6th Gen, 2021) Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025)
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
FM radio No No
Headphone audio jack No No
Speakers Stereo 4.0

Recent User Tests

Recent User Tests specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad mini 8.3" (6th Gen, 2021) Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025)
Date — Benchmark
📘 2026-07-06(Toxicaliv) — GeekBench GPU
📘 2026-08-12(LBWNB) — AnTuTu

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