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| Global Score | |
| 60.9 | 61 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iPadOS 15.x |
| 16.26 ounces | -- |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 2266 x 1488 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 261 pixels per inch | 327 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 chipset | Apple A16 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | -- |
| Yes GPU | Yes GPU |
| 6.3 | 5.85 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad mini (7th Gen) is a little bit better than iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen), having a score of 61 against 60.9. Both tablets in this review work with the same iPadOS 15.x OS (Operating System), so both should provide the user very similar operating system features. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen) features a little bit better performance than iPad mini (7th Gen), because it has more cores.
IPad mini (7th Gen) counts with a brighter screen than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen), because although it has a little worse resolution of 1488 x 2266 pixels and a much smaller display, it also counts with a greater screen density. The Apple iPad mini (7th Gen) features a lot better camera than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen). Both of them have a F1.8 camera aperture and a camera in the back with a 12 mega-pixels resolution.
The iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen) and the Apple iPad mini (7th Gen) both feature similar storage capacity for apps and games, they have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage capacity. The Apple iPad mini (7th Gen) has a battery performance that is very similar to Apple iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen)'s battery performance.
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