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 An iPad Mini 5 withblack bezels | |
| Also known as | iPad Mini 5 |
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| Developer | Apple Inc. |
| Manufacturer | Foxconn |
| Product family | iPad Mini |
| Type | Tablet computer |
| Generation | 5th |
| Release date | March 18, 2019; 6 years ago (2019-03-18) |
| Introductory price | $399 USD £399 GBP $569 AUD $529 CAD €459 EUR |
| Discontinued | September 14, 2021; 4 years ago (2021-09-14) |
| Operating system | Original:iOS 12.2 Current:iPadOS 26.0.1, released September 29, 2025[1] |
| System on a chip | Apple A12 Bionic with 64-bit architecture andApple M12 motion co-processor |
| CPU | 2.49 GHz Hexa-core (2 × high performance Vortex + 4 × high efficiency Tempest) |
| Memory | 3 GBLPDDR4X RAM |
| Storage | 64 or 256 GBflash memory |
| Display | 7.9 inches (200 mm) 2048×1536px (326 ppi)IPS LCD 500-nits Max Brightness, Wide-Color Display (P3), True Tone Display, Fully Laminated Display, 1.8% Reflectivity and Apple Pencil (1st Generation) Support with a 4:3aspect ratio and antireflective coating |
| Sound | Stereo (both at bottom) |
| Input | Multi-touchscreen,headset controls, M12 motion co-processor,proximity andambient light sensors, 3-axisaccelerometer, 3-axisgyroscope,digitalcompass, dualmicrophone,Touch IDfingerprint reader,barometer |
| Camera | Front: 7 MP, 1080p Back: 8 MP, 1080p |
| Connectivity |
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| Power | 3.82 V 19.32 W·h (5124 mA·h) |
| Online services | App Store,iTunes Store,iBookstore,iCloud,Game Center |
| Dimensions | Height: 203.2 mm (8.00 in) Width: 134.8 mm (5.31 in) Depth: 6.1 mm (0.24 in) |
| Weight | Wi-Fi: 300.5 g (0.662 lb) Wi-Fi + Cellular: 308.2 g (0.679 lb) |
| Predecessor | iPad Mini 4 |
| Successor | iPad Mini (6th generation) |
| Related | iPad Air (3rd generation) iPad (8th generation) |
| Website | iPad mini - Apple at theWayback Machine (archived September 13, 2021) |
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The fifth-generationiPad Mini (stylized and marketed asiPad mini[2] and colloquially referred to asiPad Mini 5[3]) is atablet computer in theiPad Mini line, developed and marketed byApple Inc. Announced in a press release along with thethird-generation iPad Air on March 18, 2019, and released the same day.[4] Its predecessor, theiPad Mini 4, was discontinued on the same day.[5]
It shares a similar design to the iPad Mini 4 and features theApple A12 Bionic chip, 64 or 256GB storage, a more modernly upgraded 7.9-inchRetina Display with support forApple Pencil (1st Generation), True Tone display andBluetooth 5.0. iFixit's teardown shows this iPad Mini is equipped with an upgraded 3GB ofLPDDR4X RAM, the same as theiPhone XR.[6]
The iPad Mini 5,iPad (9th generation) and theiPad Air 3 were the last iPad models to use aLightning port and a home button. The iPad Mini 5 was discontinued on September 14, 2021, with the announcement of theiPad Mini (6th generation).
The dimensions of the fifth-generation iPad Mini are nearly identical to theiPad Mini 4.
It was available in three color options - Silver, Space Gray and Gold.
It features the upgraded front camera system of the 7MP (1080p) camera used since 2016 starting with theiPhone 7 and continued with theiPhone XS, while the rear camera system continues with the older 8MP (1080p) used since theiPad Air 2 in 2014, as such, it cannot be recorded in4K video.[7] The iPad Mini uses aLightning port and has a headphone jack. It has a True Tone display, which allows the LCD to adapt to ambient lighting to change its color and intensity in different environments. It also has a wide color display (Display P3 color gamut), which means it can shows more vibrant color compared to the previous generation.[8] The iPad Mini 5 includes a Touch ID home button.
TheApple A12 Bionic chip powering the fifth-generation iPad Mini has a 66% higher clock speed than its predecessor, which had a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor; (theApple A8 in the previous generation was clocked higher than in theiPhone 6). The Apple A12 Bionic chip has a 2.49 GHz six-core processor.[9] The fifth-generation iPad Mini is 3 × faster than the iPad Mini 4, and supportsApple Pencil (1st Generation).
The Verge rated the Mini 5 as an 8.5 out of 10, praising that it has the same specs as the largeriPad Air and had solid performance while noting that it had a "seven-year-old exterior design with huge bezels" and uses a Lightning port instead ofUSB-C.[10]
The fifth generation iPad Mini was suppliediOS 12.2, It receivediPadOS 13 on September 24, 2019,iPadOS 14 on September 16, 2020,iPadOS 15 on September 20, 2021,iPadOS 16 on October 24, 2022, iPadOS 17 on September 18, 2023.iPadOS 18 on September 16, 2024, andiPadOS 26 on September 15, 2025.
| Timeline of iPad models |
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 See also:List of Apple products |
Source:Apple Newsroom Archive.[11]
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| Preceded by | iPad Mini (5th generation) 2019 | Succeeded by |
