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| Global Score | |
| 60.6 | 65 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iPadOS 15.x |
| -- | 2021-09-24 |
| -- | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 16.26 ounces | 10.34 ounces |
| -- | Pink, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 2266 x 1488 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 223 pixels per inch | 327 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.5 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 chipset | Apple A15 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 | |
| -- | 5078mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini (6th Gen) is a bit better than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), having a general score of 65 against 60.6. Both of these tablets have the same iPadOS 15.x OS. IPad mini (6th Gen) has a much sharper screen than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because although it has a way smaller display and a quite lower resolution of 1488 x 2266 pixels, it also counts with a greater pixel density.
The Apple iPad mini (6th Gen)'s storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos is just as good as the iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) one, both of them have equal 64 GB internal memory. The iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) counts with a bit better processor than iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has 2 more megahertz processing cores.
The iPad mini (6th Gen) features a much better battery performance than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen). The Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) features a much better camera than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen). Both have the same camera aperture and a back camera with a 12 megapixels resolution.
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