Apple iPad mini (5th gen) review: A 2019 refresh of the iPad mini with A12 Bionic and Pencil support.
A long-overdue mini refresh.
iPad mini 5 modernised the line with A12 Bionic and Apple Pencil support after a four-year gap — reaffirming Apple's commitment to the compact iPad.
01Display
76/10076/100 puts it above the 73-point average for mid-range phones of 2019.
02Camera
60/10060/100 trails the 64-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2019.
03Performance
76/100At 76/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among mid-range phones of 2019 — 13 points above the cohort average.
04Battery
78/10078/100 puts it above the 72-point average for mid-range phones of 2019.
05Build
78/100At 78/100 this is one of the strongest build showings among mid-range phones of 2019 — 7 points above the cohort average.
06Value
72/100At 72/100 this is one of the strongest value showings among mid-range phones of 2019 — 6 points above the cohort average.
- A12 Bionic flagship chip.
- Apple Pencil 1 support arrives on mini.
- Headphone jack survives.
- Long iPadOS support.
- Same body as 2012 mini.
- Lightning, not USB-C.
- No second-gen Pencil.
- 7.9" form is small.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 101-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .