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| Global Score | |
| 77.9 | 63.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2013-10-22 | -- |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 10.48 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 273.00 | $ 499.00 |
| 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 A17 pro (3 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1 GB RAM | -- |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Apple GPU 6-core GPU |
| 9.27 | 5.85 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 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 | 8.91 |
| 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 | Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery | Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air is a lot better than the iPad mini (A17 Pro), getting a 77.9 score against 63.3. IPad Air is a thicker and way heavier tablet device than iPad mini (A17 Pro). IPad Air works with iOS 8.x operating system, and iPad mini (A17 Pro) counts with iPadOS 18.x operating system. The iPad Air has a little bit better looking screen than iPad mini (A17 Pro), because although it has a little bit worse 1536 x 2048 resolution and a quite worse screen pixel density, it also counts with a bigger screen.
Apple iPad Air counts with a very superior processing unit than iPad mini (A17 Pro), because although it has lesser cpu cores , it also counts with a 64-bit processor and a graphics co-processor. The iPad mini (A17 Pro)'s storage capacity for games and applications is very similar to the Apple iPad Air one, they have exactly the same internal storage.
IPad mini (A17 Pro) shoots much better photos and videos than iPad Air, because it has a way better video quality and a back-facing camera with way more MP. The Apple iPad Air has a really longer battery life than iPad mini (A17 Pro).
The Apple iPad Air not only is the best tablets in our current comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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