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iPad Mini 5 Teardown: A12 Bionic Processor With 3GB of RAM, Bluetooth 5, True Tone Sensors, and Same Battery Capacity

iFixit today shared a teardown of the new iPad mini (https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iPad+Mini+5+Teardown/121589), confirming specs and providing some additional details about the component parts of Apple's smallest fifth-generation tablet, which is compatible with the first-gen Apple Pencil (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/apple-pencil/).





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iFixit notes that the only exterior clue that distinguishes the new iPad (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ipad/) mini from the earlier model is its model number, A2133, and the removal of regulatory markings on the back, which can now be found in software.





Inside, the new mini has an 8-megapixel rear camera and inherits the 7-megapixel ƒ/2.2 front-facing camera setup that first appeared in the 10.5-inch iPad Pro (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ipad-pro/), offering a big step up from the 1.2-megapixel sensor in the <!---->iPad<!----> mini 4.





Other changes in evidence include a faster A12 Bionic processor, 3GB of RAM (up from 2GB), True Tone sensors, a migrated set of microphones now centered near the front-facing camera, and a different battery type in the iPad mini 5 (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ipad-mini/), although its 19.32 Wh rating matches that offered by the previous <!---->iPad<!----> mini.





Like the iPad Air  (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ipad-air/)(iFixit teardown due tomorrow), the <!---->iPad<!----> mini features two speakers for stereo sound, dual microphones, Bluetooth 5.0, WiFi 802.11ac, Gigabit class LTE on cellular models, and eSIM technology.





While many components are modular and can be replaced independently, iFixit notes that gobs of adhesive hold many parts and cables in place, including the Home button, complicating all repairs. Replacing the battery is also said to be possible, but still unnecessarily difficult. As a result, <!---->iPad<!----> mini earns an iFixit repairability score of 2/10.

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Source: iPad Mini 5 Teardown: A12 Bionic Processor With 3GB of RAM, Bluetooth 5, True Tone Sensors, and Same Battery Capacity (https://www.macrumors.com/2019/04/02/ipad-mini-5-teardown-a12-bionic-cpu-3gb-ram/)