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| Global Score | |
| 72.3 | 85.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iPadOS 13.x |
| 0000-00-00 | 2019-03-18 |
| 9.72 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.26 ounces | 10.87 ounces |
| Blue, Purple and Starlight ,Space Gray | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 679.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 261 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 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 |
| 10-core GPU 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 |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | 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 |
| 10 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5058mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| 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 (2019) is much better than the iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), getting an 85.9 score against 72.3. Apple iPad mini (2019) is a notably lighter tablet than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), but both of them have the same thickness. Both of these devices come with iPadOS operating system, but the Apple iPad mini (2019) has the older 13.x version and iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) has iPadOS 15.x version.
Apple iPad mini (2019) features a very superior processing unit than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, and they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Apple iPad mini (2019) also counts with a 64-bit processing unit. IPad mini (2019) has a little more vivid screen than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has a little worse resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels and a really smaller display, and they both have the same display brightness, the iPad mini (2019) also counts with a little bit higher pixels number in each inch of display.
The Apple iPad mini (2019) captures much better videos and photos than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), although it has a much tinier aperture which is not favorable for capturing pictures or videos in poorly lited environments and a camera with lot less megapixels resolution. IPad mini (2019) counts with a very superior memory to store more apps and games than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), because it has 128 GB more internal storage.
IPad mini (2019) counts with a superior battery duration than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024).
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