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| Global Score | |
| 72.3 | 61 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iPadOS 15.x |
| 0000-00-00 | -- |
| 9.72 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | -- |
| 16.26 ounces | -- |
| Blue, Purple and Starlight ,Space Gray | -- |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 2266 x 1488 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 261 pixels per inch | 327 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 chipset | Apple A16 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | -- |
| 10-core GPU GPU | Yes GPU |
| 6.3 | 5.85 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 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 | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10 | 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 iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) is better than iPad mini (7th Gen), having a 72.3 score against 61. Both of these tablets work with the same iPadOS 15.x OS (operating system). IPad mini (7th Gen) features a slightly better looking display than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has a way smaller display and a little bit worse resolution of 1488 x 2266px, and they both have the same brightness, the iPad mini (7th Gen) also counts with a higher display pixels density.
The iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) has just a little better processing power than iPad mini (7th Gen), because it has a greater number of cores. IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) counts with a much greater memory to install applications and games than Apple iPad mini (7th Gen), because it has more internal memory.
IPad mini (7th Gen) captures a lot better photographs and videos than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024). Both of them have the same resolution camera and a same size aperture. IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) and iPad mini (7th Gen) have incredibly similar battery durations.
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