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Apple iPad mini
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| Global Score | |
| 69.6 | 68.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x | iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2025-03-12 | 0000-00-00 |
| -- | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 11.01 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Black and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| -- | $ 281.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 7.9 inches |
| -- | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| -- | 162 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 3.7 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Apple A5 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.01 |
| 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 | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.9 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 7.6 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7606mAh Battery | 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.72 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) is just a bit better than the Apple iPad mini, with a 69.6 score against 68.1. IPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025)'s body is notably thinner but a lot heavier than Apple iPad mini. The iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with iPadOS 18.x OS, while Apple iPad mini has iOS 8.x OS. The iPad mini features an incredibly better looking display than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a much smaller screen.
The iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a very superior memory to install games and applications than iPad mini, because it has more internal storage. The iPad mini counts with a much better processing power than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has 6 less CPU cores and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a graphics processing unit.
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a way better camera than iPad mini, because it has a way larger diafragm aperture, a way better 12 mega-pixels resolution camera and a lot better (4K) video quality. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a much longer battery lifetime than Apple iPad mini, because it has a 7606mAh battery size instead of 4440mAh.
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