Screen size
iPad mini Wi-FiWinner: 7.9"+23%
iPhone 16e6.1"
Quick verdict
iPhone 16e leads the measured specs 14-4.
Measured wins
iPad mini Wi-Fi
4
spec wins
Ties
3
equal specs
iPhone 16e
14
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
iPad mini Wi-Fi
No cellular connectivity
iPhone 16e
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
iPad mini Wi-Fi
N/A
iPhone 16e
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GPRS
iPad mini Wi-Fi
No
iPhone 16e
-
EDGE
iPad mini Wi-Fi
No
iPhone 16e
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
equal specs5G support
NFC
3.5mm jack
SD card
equal specsStereo speakers
equal specs-
3G bands
iPad mini Wi-Fi
-
iPhone 16e
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
iPad mini Wi-Fi
-
iPhone 16e
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3212, A3408, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66 - A3409, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 - A3410
5G bands
iPad mini Wi-Fi
-
iPhone 16e
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3212, A3408, 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3409, 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3410
Speed
iPad mini Wi-Fi
-
iPhone 16e
HSPA, LTE, 5G
Announced
iPad mini Wi-Fi
2012, October. Released 2012, November
iPhone 16e
2025, February 19
Status
iPad mini Wi-Fi
Discontinued
iPhone 16e
Available. Released 2025, February 28
Dimensions
iPad mini Wi-Fi
200 x 134.7 x 7.2 mm (7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 in)
iPhone 16e
146.7 x 71.5 x 7.8 mm (5.78 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
Weight
iPad mini Wi-Fi
308 g (10.86 oz)
iPhone 16e
167 g (5.89 oz)
SIM
iPad mini Wi-Fi
No
iPhone 16e
· Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time; International)· eSIM + eSIM (8 or more, max 2 at a time; USA)· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM (China)
Build
iPad mini Wi-Fi
-
iPhone 16e
Glass front (Ceramic Shield), glass back, aluminum frame
Other
iPad mini Wi-Fi
-
iPhone 16e
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Type
iPad mini Wi-Fi
IPS LCD
iPhone 16e
Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, 800 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak)
Size
iPad mini Wi-Fi
7.9 inches, 193.3 cm2 (~71.7% screen-to-body ratio)
iPhone 16e
6.1 inches, 90.2 cm2 (~86.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
iPad mini Wi-Fi
768 x 1024 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~162 ppi density)
iPhone 16e
1170 x 2532 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)
Protection
iPad mini Wi-Fi
Oleophobic coating
iPhone 16e
Ceramic Shield glass, Mohs level 4
OS
iPad mini Wi-Fi
iOS 6, upgradable to iOS 9.3.5
iPhone 16e
iOS 18.3.1, upgradable to iOS 26.2.1
Chipset
iPad mini Wi-Fi
Apple A5 (45 nm)
iPhone 16e
Apple A18 (3 nm)
CPU
iPad mini Wi-Fi
Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
iPhone 16e
Hexa-core (2x4.04 GHz + 4x2.20 GHz)
GPU
iPad mini Wi-Fi
PowerVR SGX543MP2
iPhone 16e
Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
Card slot
iPad mini Wi-Fi
No
iPhone 16e
No
Internal
iPad mini Wi-Fi
16GB 512MB RAM, 32GB 512MB RAM, 64GB 512MB RAM
iPhone 16e
128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM
Other
iPad mini Wi-Fi
-
iPhone 16e
NVMe
Single
iPad mini Wi-Fi
5 MP, AF
iPhone 16e
48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS
Video
iPad mini Wi-Fi
1080p@30fps
iPhone 16e
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, Dolby Vision HDR, OIS, stereo sound rec.
Features
iPad mini Wi-Fi
-
iPhone 16e
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama, 3D (spatial) audio
Single
iPad mini Wi-Fi
1.2 MP
iPhone 16e
12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, PDAF SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Features
iPad mini Wi-Fi
Face detection, FaceTime over Wi-Fi
iPhone 16e
HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec.
Video
iPad mini Wi-Fi
720p@30fps
iPhone 16e
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, HDR
Loudspeaker
iPad mini Wi-Fi
Yes, with stereo speakers
iPhone 16e
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
iPad mini Wi-Fi
Yes
iPhone 16e
No
WLAN
iPad mini Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
iPhone 16e
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
iPad mini Wi-Fi
4.0, A2DP, EDR
iPhone 16e
5.3, A2DP, LE
Positioning
iPad mini Wi-Fi
No
iPhone 16e
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
NFC
iPad mini Wi-Fi
No
iPhone 16e
Yes
Radio
iPad mini Wi-Fi
No
iPhone 16e
No
USB
iPad mini Wi-Fi
Lightning, USB 2.0
iPhone 16e
USB Type-C 2.0
Sensors
iPad mini Wi-Fi
Accelerometer, gyro, compass
iPhone 16e
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other
iPad mini Wi-Fi
-
iPhone 16e
Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite
Type
iPad mini Wi-Fi
Li-Po 4490 mAh, non-removable (16.7 Wh)
iPhone 16e
Li-Ion 4005 mAh
Talk time
iPad mini Wi-Fi
Up to 10 h (multimedia)
iPhone 16e
-
Charging
iPad mini Wi-Fi
-
iPhone 16e
Wired, 50% in 30 min 7.5W wireless (Qi)
Colors
iPad mini Wi-Fi
Black/Slate, White/Silver
iPhone 16e
Black, White
Models
iPad mini Wi-Fi
A1432, iPad2,5
iPhone 16e
A3212, A3409, A3410, A3408, iPhone17,5
Price
iPad mini Wi-Fi
About 200 EUR
iPhone 16e
$ 318.48 / C$ 619.00 / £ 398.75 / € 493.99
SAR
iPad mini Wi-Fi
-
iPhone 16e
1.19 W/kg (head) 1.20 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
iPad mini Wi-Fi
-
iPhone 16e
1.48 W/kg (head) 1.49 W/kg (body)