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| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 61 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iPadOS 15.x |
| 0000-00-00 | -- |
| 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches | -- |
| 21.80 ounces | -- |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | 2266 x 1488 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 263 pixels per inch | 327 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 chipset | Apple A16 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | -- |
| 10-core GPU GPU | Yes GPU |
| 6.3 | 5.85 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 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 | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) has a global score of 71.3, which is much better than iPad mini (7th Gen)'s overall score of 61. These tablets work with the same iPadOS 15.x OS. The iPad mini (7th Gen) counts with a sharper screen than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has a really smaller screen and a way lower 1488 x 2266 pixels resolution, it also counts with a just a bit better pixels density.
The iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) counts with much more memory for applications, games, photos and videos than iPad mini (7th Gen), because it has more internal storage. IPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) counts with a bit superior processor than iPad mini (7th Gen), because it has a greater number of MHz cores.
The iPad mini (7th Gen) has a much better camera than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024). Both of them have a back camera with a 12 mega-pixels and the same aperture. The iPad mini (7th Gen) counts with a battery lifetime that's just as good as the iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) one.
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