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| Global Score | |
| 69.6 | 85.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x | iPadOS 13.x |
| 2025-03-04 | 2019-03-18 |
| -- | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 10.87 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 679.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 7.9 inches |
| -- | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| -- | 324 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset |
| processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 6.3 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 32.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.9 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7606mAh Battery | 5058mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.72 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini (2019) is much better than the Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), having an 85.9 score against 69.6. Both of these devices have iPadOS OS (operating system), but the iPad mini (2019) has an older 13.x version and Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x. IPad mini (2019) features a much more vibrant display than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a much smaller display, they both have the same screen brightness.
IPad mini (2019) has a much greater memory to install games and applications than Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because it has more internal storage. The iPad mini (2019) features a much powerful processing unit than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, and they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the iPad mini (2019) also counts with a 64-bit CPU.
Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) features a very superior battery performance than iPad mini (2019), because it has a 50% larger battery size. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) features a superior camera than Apple iPad mini (2019), because it has a lot larger aperture to capture better low light photography, a much higher 3840x2160 video resolution and a back facing camera with way more mega pixels.
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