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| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 85.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iPadOS 13.x |
| 0000-00-00 | 2019-03-18 |
| 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches |
| 21.80 ounces | 10.87 ounces |
| -- | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 679.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 263 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset |
| processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| 10-core GPU GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 6.3 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 32.00mm focal length |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5058mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini (2019) is a lot better than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), with a global score of 85.9 against 71.3. The iPad mini (2019) is a much lighter tablet than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), but they are 0.24inches thick. These tablets use iPadOS operating system, but the iPad mini (2019) has older 13.x version while Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) has iPadOS 15.x.
IPad mini (2019) counts with a very superior hardware performance than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has 5 GB less RAM memory, and they both have 8 CPU cores, the iPad mini (2019) also counts with a 64-bit processing unit. The Apple iPad mini (2019) counts with a much better screen than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has a way smaller screen and a way worse 1536 x 2048px resolution, it also counts with a little bit better amount of pixels in each inch in the screen.
IPad mini (2019) takes much clearer pictures and videos than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), although it has a lot tinier aperture and a camera in the back with a way worse 8 mega-pixels resolution. The Apple iPad mini (2019) counts with a very superior storage capacity to install games and applications than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), because it has 128 GB more internal storage.
Apple iPad mini (2019) counts with a superior battery life than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024).
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