<s>
The	O
fifth-generation	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
(	O
stylized	O
and	O
marketed	O
as	O
iPad	B-Device
mini	I-Device
and	O
colloquially	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
5	I-Device
)	O
is	O
a	O
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
in	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
line	O
,	O
designed	O
,	O
developed	O
and	O
marketed	O
by	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
in	O
a	O
press	O
release	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
third-generation	B-Device
iPad	I-Device
Air	I-Device
on	O
March	O
18	O
,	O
2019	O
and	O
released	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
that	O
was	O
released	O
without	O
a	O
live	O
press	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
4	I-Device
,	O
was	O
discontinued	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
shares	O
a	O
similar	O
design	O
to	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
4	I-Device
and	O
features	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
A12	I-Device
Bionic	I-Device
chip	O
,	O
64	O
or	O
256GB	O
storage	O
,	O
a	O
more	O
modernly	O
upgraded	O
7.9-inch	O
Retina	B-Operating_System
Display	I-Operating_System
with	O
support	O
for	O
Apple	B-Device
Pencil	I-Device
(	O
1st	O
Generation	O
)	O
,	O
True	O
Tone	O
display	O
and	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
5.0	I-Protocol
.	O
iFixit	O
's	O
teardown	O
shows	O
this	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
is	O
equipped	O
with	O
an	O
upgraded	O
3GB	O
of	O
LPDDR4X	O
RAM	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
XR	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
5	I-Device
is	O
the	O
final	O
model	O
with	O
a	O
home	O
button	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
present	O
on	O
all	O
models	O
since	O
the	O
original	O
in	O
November	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
5	I-Device
was	O
discontinued	O
on	O
September	O
14	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
(	O
6th	O
generation	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
fifth-generation	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
is	O
nearly	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
4	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Available	O
in	O
three	O
color	O
options	O
(	O
including	O
Silver	O
,	O
Space	O
Gray	O
and	O
Gold	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
gold	O
color	O
option	O
of	O
the	O
fifth-generation	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
is	O
now	O
updated	O
introduced	O
with	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
8	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
the	O
upgraded	O
front	O
camera	O
system	O
of	O
the	O
7MP	O
(	O
1080p	O
)	O
camera	O
used	O
since	O
2016	O
starting	O
with	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Application
7	I-Application
and	O
continued	O
with	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
XS	I-Operating_System
,	O
while	O
the	O
rear	O
camera	O
system	O
continues	O
with	O
the	O
older	O
8MP	O
(	O
1080p	O
)	O
used	O
since	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Air	I-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
in	O
2014	O
,	O
as	O
such	O
,	O
it	O
cannot	O
be	O
recorded	O
in	O
4K	B-Architecture
video	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
uses	O
a	O
Lightning	B-Architecture
port	I-Architecture
and	O
has	O
a	O
headphone	O
jack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	B-Device
A12	I-Device
Bionic	I-Device
chip	O
powering	O
the	O
fifth-generation	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
has	O
a	O
66%	O
higher	O
clock	O
speed	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
a	O
1.5GHz	O
dual-core	O
processor	O
;	O
(	O
the	O
Apple	O
A8	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
generation	O
was	O
clocked	O
higher	O
than	O
in	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	B-Device
A12	I-Device
Bionic	I-Device
chip	O
has	O
a	O
2.49GHz	O
six-core	O
processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fifth-generation	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
is	O
3×	O
faster	O
than	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
4	I-Device
,	O
and	O
supports	O
Apple	B-Device
Pencil	I-Device
(	O
1st	O
Generation	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Verge	O
rated	O
the	O
Mini	O
5	O
as	O
a	O
8.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
praising	O
that	O
it	O
has	O
the	O
same	O
specs	O
as	O
the	O
larger	O
iPad	B-Device
Air	I-Device
and	O
had	O
solid	O
performance	O
while	O
noting	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
a	O
"	O
seven-year-old	O
exterior	O
design	O
with	O
huge	O
bezels	O
"	O
and	O
uses	O
a	O
Lightning	B-Architecture
port	I-Architecture
instead	O
of	O
USB-C	O
.	O
</s>
