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Apple iPad Air
128 GBApple iPad mini
Verizon and SprintA1455
| Global Score | |
| 77.9 | 68.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2013-10-22 | 0000-00-00 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 11.01 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Black and White |
| Aluminium | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 273.00 | $ 281.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 162 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Apple A5 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.01 |
| 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 | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | 33.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air is much better than iPad mini, with a global score of 77.9 against 68.1. Even being the best in this comparison, the Apple iPad Air is a much heavier and just a little bit thicker tablet than iPad mini. Both of these tablets work with the same iOS 8.x operating system, so you shouldn't notice any difference in that aspect.
The iPad Air counts with a much better screen than iPad mini, because it has a much better 1536 x 2048 resolution, way more pixels per inch in the screen and a larger screen. The Apple iPad Air counts with a greater hardware performance than iPad mini, and although they both have a Dual-Core CPU, the Apple iPad Air also has a higher amount of RAM memory, a better GPU running at 600 megahertz and a 64 bits CPU.
IPad Air features much more storage capacity to install applications and games than iPad mini, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity. Apple iPad mini's camera is just as good as the Apple iPad Air one, both of them have the same video frame rate, the same camera aperture, the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition and a same resolution camera in the back.
The Apple iPad Air has a much better battery lifetime than iPad mini, because it has 8820mAh of battery capacity.
IPad Air is not only the best tablets in our current comparison, but it's also cheap compared to the iPad mini.
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