IPad Mini (5th generation)

iPad Mini (5th generation)

Also known as	iPad Mini 5
Developer	Apple Inc.
Manufacturer	Foxconn
Product family	iPad Mini
Type	Tablet computer
Generation	5th
Release date	March 18, 2019 (2019-03-18)
Introductory price	$399 USD £399 GBP $569 AUD $529 CAD €459 EUR
Discontinued	September 14, 2021 (2021-09-14)
Operating system	Original: iOS 12.2 Current: iPadOS 17.4.1, released March 21, 2024[1]
System on a chip	Apple A12 Bionic with 64-bit architecture and Apple M12 motion co-processor
CPU	2.49 GHz Hexa-core (2 × high performance Vortex + 4 × high efficiency Tempest)
Memory	3 GB LPDDR4X RAM
Storage	64 or 256 GB flash memory
Display	7.9 inches (200 mm) 2048×1536 px (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 4:3 aspect ratio and antireflective coating
Sound	Stereo (both at bottom)
Input	Multi-touch screen, headset controls, M12 motion co-processor, proximity and ambient light sensors, 3-axis accelerometer, 3-axis gyroscope, digital compass, dual microphone, Touch ID fingerprint reader, barometer
Camera	Front: 7 MP, 1080p Back: 8 MP, 1080p
Connectivity	Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi + Cellular: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac at 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz and MIMO Bluetooth 5.0 Wi-Fi + Cellular: GPS & GLONASS GSM UMTS/HSDPA 850, 1700, 1900, 2100 MHz GSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz LTE Multiple bands A2124: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, and TD-LTE 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46 A2126: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71 and TD-LTE 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46)
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)
Mass	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 the Wayback Machine (archived September 13, 2021)

The fifth-generation iPad Mini (stylized and marketed as iPad mini^[2] and colloquially referred to as iPad Mini 5^[3]) is a tablet computer in the iPad Mini line, designed, developed and marketed by Apple Inc. Announced in a press release along with the third-generation iPad Air on March 18, 2019 and released the same day,^[4] It was revealed at the Apple March 2019 Event.^[5] Its predecessor, the iPad Mini 4, was discontinued on the same day.^[6]

It shares a similar design to the iPad Mini 4 and features the Apple A12 Bionic chip, 64 or 256GB storage, a more modernly upgraded 7.9-inch Retina Display with support for Apple Pencil (1st Generation), True Tone display and Bluetooth 5.0. iFixit's teardown shows this iPad Mini is equipped with an upgraded 3GB of LPDDR4X RAM, the same as the iPhone XR.^[7]

The iPad Mini 5 was discontinued on September 14, 2021, with the announcement of the iPad Mini (6th generation).