Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 77.9 | 65 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2013-10-22 | 2021-09-24 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 10.34 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Pink, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 273.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2266 x 1488 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 327 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1 GB RAM | -- |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.27 | 5.85 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 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 |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5078mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air is much better than iPad mini (6th Gen), getting a 77.9 score against 65. Apple iPad Air comes with iOS 8.x operating system, and iPad mini (6th Gen) has iPadOS 15.x operating system. Although it's the best we are comparing here, Apple iPad Air's design is much older, way heavier and thicker than iPad mini (6th Gen).
IPad Air has a way better processing power than iPad mini (6th Gen), because although it has an inferior number of cores (but faster), it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit and a graphics processing unit. The iPad Air counts with a bit sharper screen than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), because although it has a bit lower 1536 x 2048 resolution and a bit worse display density, it also counts with a larger display.
Apple iPad Air counts with a very superior storage capacity for applications and games than iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity. Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) captures much clearer photographs and videos than iPad Air, because it has a lot more mega-pixels camera, a way better 3840x2160 video definition and a much bigger aperture for better low-light photography.
IPad Air has a superior battery duration than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has a 74 percent greater battery capacity.
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