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| Global Score | |
| 72.3 | 63.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iPadOS 18.x |
| 0000-00-00 | -- |
| 9.72 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 16.26 ounces | 10.48 ounces |
| Blue, Purple and Starlight ,Space Gray | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| -- | $ 499.00 |
| 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 A17 pro (3 nm) chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | -- |
| 10-core GPU GPU | Apple GPU 6-core GPU |
| 6.3 | 5.85 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 8.91 |
| 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 |
| -- | 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 Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) has a score of 72.3, which is much better than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro)'s overall score of 63.3. Both of these devices use iPadOS OS (operating system), but Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) has an older 15.x version while Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) has iPadOS 18.x. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024)'s design is a bit thinner but way heavier than the Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro).
The iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) has a little better hardware performance than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro), because it has more cpu cores. IPad mini (A17 Pro) has a little more vivid screen than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has a much smaller display and a bit worse resolution of 1488 x 2266 pixels, and they both have the same display brightness, the iPad mini (A17 Pro) also counts with a better pixel number in each inch of screen.
The Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro)'s memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos is just as good as iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024)'s one, they have equal 128 GB internal memory. IPad mini (A17 Pro)'s battery life is very similar to iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024)'s battery performance.
IPad mini (A17 Pro) shoots much better videos and photos than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024). They have a back camera with a 12 MP resolution.
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