Apple iPad mini 7.9" TI-GSRF MUQY2LL/A Gold 2019
The A12 Bionic chip powers a 7.9-inch 2048x1536 Liquid Retina display with True Tone, achieving a 10-hour battery life in a 299-gram aluminum chassis. Its compact form supports first-gen Apple Pencil and stereo speakers, making it a pocketable digital notepad. This refurbished tablet is best for digital artists and students who need a lightweight sketchpad and media viewer, with scores of 52 in art/design and 47 in entertainment.
CPU A12
RAM 3 GB
Storage 64 GB
Screen 7.9" 2048x1536
OS Apple iOS 12
stylus Yes
46 Overall Score
Price $170
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (80th percentile) 80th
- Strong feature (67th percentile) 67th
- Strong gpu (66th percentile) 66th
Cons
- Below average ram (12th percentile)
- Below average battery (30th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has cooled since launch
Based on 21 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | A12 |
| Cores | 6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 3 GB |
| Storage | 64 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
| Expandable | No |
Display
| Size | 7.9" |
| Resolution | 2048 |
| Panel | Liquid Retina |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| USB-C | 0 |
| Cellular | No |
Features
| Stylus Support | Yes |
| Stylus Model | Apple Pencil (1st generation) |
| Fingerprint Reader | Yes |
| Face Unlock | No |
Physical
| Weight | 0.3 kg / 0.7 lbs |
| OS | Apple iOS 12 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple iPad mini 7.9" TI-GSRF MUQY2LL/A | Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro 24091RPADG | Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition | Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Idea Tab Pro | Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra SM-X920NZAAXAR | DOOGEE U11 U11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | A12 | 3 GHz | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Octa-core (A715 3.35Ghz + 3 x A715 3.2Ghz + 4 x A510 2.2Ghz) | Mediatek MT6989 | 1.6 GHz |
| RAM (GB) | 3 | 12 | 32 | 8 | 12 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 64 | 512 | 512 | 128 | 256 | 128 |
| Screen | 7.9" 2048x1536 | 11.2" 3200x2136 | 13" 2880x1920 | 12.7" 2944x1840 | 14.6" 2960x1848 | 11" |
| OS | Apple iOS 12 | HyperOS 2 | Windows 11 Pro | Android 14 | Android 14 | Android 16 |
| Stylus | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | false | false | false | true | false | true |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | 47 | - | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Screen | Battery | Feature | Storage | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPad mini 7.9" TI-GSRF MUQY2LL/A | 64.4 | 65.8 | 11.8 | 60.9 | 30.3 | 67 | 40.4 | 35.7 | 80 |
| Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro 24091RPADG Compare | 97.1 | 96.4 | 80.8 | 98.7 | 85.6 | 63.8 | 89 | 77.8 | 82.6 |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition Compare | 73.8 | 92.7 | 98.7 | 98.4 | 99 | 83.3 | 92.6 | 93.2 | 42.1 |
| Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Idea Tab Pro Compare | 82.8 | 81.8 | 77.1 | 91.5 | 91.2 | 99.6 | 64.4 | 96.2 | 90.6 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra SM-X920NZAAXAR Compare | 55.1 | 56.4 | 80.8 | 97.2 | 92.6 | 95.1 | 83 | 77.8 | 99.1 |
| DOOGEE U11 U11 Compare | 68.6 | 69.2 | 87.9 | 56.1 | 83.5 | 87.5 | 51.6 | 87.9 | 86.8 |
Price
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