Apple iPad mini 8.3" 2021 6 Space Gray
The A15 Bionic chip powers a sharp 8.3-inch Liquid Retina display with True Tone and delivers up to 10 hours of battery life in a lightweight 599g aluminum build. Its 12MP Ultra Wide front camera with Center Stage keeps you automatically framed during calls, while USB-C and second-gen Apple Pencil support add practical versatility. Best for avid readers, note-takers, and media consumers who need a compact tablet with a vivid screen and seamless stylus input.
About This Tablet
The A15 Bionic chip powers a sharp 8.3-inch Liquid Retina display with True Tone and delivers up to 10 hours of battery life in a lightweight 599g aluminum build. Its 12MP Ultra Wide front camera with Center Stage keeps you automatically framed during calls, while USB-C and second-gen Apple Pencil support add practical versatility. Best for avid readers, note-takers, and media consumers who need a compact tablet with a vivid screen and seamless stylus input.
- CPU Apple
- RAM 64 GB
- Storage 64 GB
- Screen 8.3" 2266x1488
- OS iOS
- Stylus
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ram (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong battery (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong connectivity (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong social proof (78th percentile) 78th
Cons
- Below average storage (29th percentile) 29th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 64 GB |
| Storage | 64 GB |
Display
| Size | 8.3" |
| Resolution | 2266 |
| Panel | Liquid Retina |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| USB-C | 1 |
| Cellular | No |
Features
| Stylus Support | Yes |
| Stylus Model | Apple Pencil (2nd generation) |
| Fingerprint Reader | Yes |
Physical
| Weight | 0.6 kg / 1.3 lbs |
| OS | iOS |
Value & Pricing
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple iPad mini 8.3" 2021 6 | Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra SM-X930NZAAXAR | Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Idea Tab Pro | Microsoft Surface Pro EP2-20077 | Xiaomi Xiaomi Pad 7 PRO Xiaomi Pad 7 PRO | HOTWAV R9 Ultra 5G R9 Ultra 5G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple | MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Processor (3.35 GHz ) | 5 GHz intel_core_ultra_7 | 3000 MHz | 2.3 GHz |
| RAM (GB) | 64 | 12 | 8 | 32 | 12 | 24 |
| Storage (GB) | 64 | 256 | 128 | 1024 | 512 | 512 |
| Screen | 8.3" 2266x1488 | 14.6" 2960x1848 | 12.7" 2944x1840 | 13" 2880x1920 | 11.2" 3200x2136 | 11" |
| OS | iOS | Android 16 | Android 14 | Windows 11 | Android 14 HyperOS | Android 15 |
| Stylus | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | false | false | true | false | false | true |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | - | 47 | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Screen | Battery | Feature | Storage | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPad mini 8.3" 2021 6 | 36.9 | 38.7 | 99.5 | 65.5 | 88.1 | 65.7 | 29.1 | 78.8 | 78.2 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra SM-X930NZAAXAR Compare | 97.3 | 96.3 | 81.2 | 95.9 | 93.3 | 86.5 | 73.7 | 63.3 | 97.8 |
| Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Idea Tab Pro Compare | 83.3 | 82.2 | 77.5 | 91.9 | 91.2 | 99.8 | 64.9 | 96.5 | 97.8 |
| Microsoft Surface Pro EP2-20077 Compare | 74.4 | 93 | 97.5 | 98.2 | 99 | 84.2 | 98.3 | 93.8 | 50.1 |
| Xiaomi Xiaomi Pad 7 PRO Xiaomi Pad 7 PRO Compare | 97.3 | 96.3 | 81.2 | 98.6 | 86.2 | 65.7 | 89.5 | 78.8 | 87 |
| HOTWAV R9 Ultra 5G R9 Ultra 5G Compare | 94.3 | 93.5 | 96.1 | 43 | 30.9 | 93.7 | 89.5 | 72.4 | 47.6 |
Usage Scores
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