All right in today's video we're gonna be comparing two different iPads that apple
technically still sells and just going back and forth to see which one's best for you which one's
best for me which one's best for anybody that's watching this video and just try to figure it out
so what are we comparing well right here I have a 2018 yes apple still sells the 2018
11 inch iPad pro you do have to buy a refurbished they have a refurbished site and of course the
iPad mini the iPad mini 6 the latest version they finally gave us an iPad that we've been
wanting for years I mean look at this I can hold it one-handed that's great this one I'm like kind
of struggling to hold right now both of these are 64 gigabyte models iPad pro 11 inch comes in
at 519 us dollars or this one starts at 4.99 both like I said 64GBs I will put links down below to
both of these in case you are wondering I do have a mac screen protector on this one so if it looks
a little bit different than this screen that is why I love matte screen protectors I just haven't
gotten one for this one yet which one do you want well it all comes down to what you want to get
done with them if it's something where you want to do note taking or get some actual work done
the iPad pro is the way to go I mean I love taking notes on this you have that keyboard support it's
got that smart connector in the back which works amazingly well I have a smart keyboard you can do
the magic keyboard iPad mini does not have that functionality you're going to have to get some
kind of bluetooth keyboard and use that might be a little more clunky it's definitely not going to
be apple quality you got to kind of weigh those options the iPad pro screen is also a tad bit
better I would say you do have that 120 hertz refresh rate which is awesome if you play a lot
of games even though the processor's not as fast in this one it's 600 nits versus 500 and it's a
brightness I don't know if you're going to notice a difference on that but overall screen's about
the same other than the 120 hertz refresh rate that you get with the iPad so no jelly scrolling
on the 2018 where you might see that on the iPad mini but I've not really noticed it
technically the iPad mini has always had higher resolution screens as far as pixel per inch goes
um I believe this one's like 324 or 326 this is like 264 or something around those so a lot
harder to see the pixels on the iPad mini versus the iPad pro overall I don't think your eyes are
really going to see it but that's just something I wanted to mention both do charge with USB-C which
is amazing because now you can charge your laptop and your iPad with the same cable so great to have
I wish that apple would do this with the phone but I think they're probably going to go
no port at all before they bring USB-C to the iPhone but we'll have to just wait and see
hopefully we'll find something out in the next version of the iPhone with the iPhone
14. one of the biggest differences you're gonna know with these is you have face id
with the 11 inch the iPad pros they've had face id since 2018 I love face id it is so hard to get
used to touch id again after having everything face id for so many years and that's where
I I'm finally getting used to it on the iPad mini but overall like I even tried the iPad air which
was the first to adopt this touch id in the sleep wake button and I just couldn't get used to it I
was like it just drove me completely insane with the iPad mini since it is smaller it's a little
easier to get up there and touch it and unlock it but I still find myself just staring at the screen
saying okay swiping up unlock unlock unlock and obviously it's not going to do it because
it can't read my face front camera is better on the iPad mini it does have that center stage
feature which is pretty cool if you do a lot of face time calls and you need to move around my son
uses it on his all the time he got one recently and he's just having a blast with it anytime you
FaceTime somebody my other son will come in and it just widens out it's it's a really cool the
way it works you don't get that with a 2018 model overall battery life is pretty close I think they
give you about 10 hours of battery on the 2018 and nine hours of battery on the iPad mini and
great thing with buying refurbished the chances of you getting a brand new battery put in here
is very highly I did a test on mine it's still 100 that's just a great addition to be able to buy
such an old device and have a brand new battery in there the refurbished is kind of the way to go so
overall I feel like I've been leaning more towards the 11 inch saying it's the better iPad but you
can't you can't let the mini go yet because it's got a couple things up its sleeve like I already
mentioned it's got that higher quality front camera I think it's 12 megapixel versus like seven
on this one back are both 12 megapixel the iPad mini also does come in multiple colors so you have
the purple starlight the pink and the space gray so that gives you a little more personalized
options if you're looking for that they look great I mean my son has the purple one I've tried the
starlight space gray space gray tried one you tried them all and then the pink looks good not
for me this does have that new a15 chip and that thing is a beast compared to this this one has
an a12x I will throw some geekbench scores up on the screen right now overall I mean you can tell
the iPad mini does outperform in single or even the metal score which is like a graphics
processor but even with all that power I feel like the iPad mini it's still narrowed down
for who it's for because you have all that power but it's in this device that you can't really get
much work work done because you can't easily hook up a keyboard and even if you did it's going to
be so small that it's going to be awkward if you want something that's travel-able
I mean you can technically plug it into a computer screen and use that monitor whereas with the 11
inch you have that bigger screen you have that smart connector for keyboards it's just designed
to get work done I don't know the the options are there they're up to you I feel like if you're
going to be reading playing some games you want that portability like no other to be able to throw
it in a coat pocket then the iPad mini is the way to go so which one am I going to be choosing
it's hard to say like for my needs I think the iPad mini is going to be the better option
for right now because I do have a 12.9 inch iPad 11 inch just doesn't fit in anywhere
right now where the iPad mini could still fit in as a great reading device maybe light gaming
maybe quick note taking still like it's like that perfect device for something like that especially
if you already have the 12.9 inch iPad or a laptop that you use for your day-to-day work type stuff
then the iPad mini is that gap filler for just like lounging around reading just consuming
anything and everything that you might want but there you have it that is my choice
that does not have to be your choice I would love to hear down in the comments below which one
do you think would fit your needs better I'm always in the chats I always try to respond
to pretty much every comment that comes in so please leave a comment down below
and tell me which one would you pick if you had the option to also the monthly giveaway has just
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