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| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 63.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iPadOS 18.x |
| 0000-00-00 | -- |
| 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 21.80 ounces | 10.48 ounces |
| -- | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| -- | $ 499.00 |
| 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 A17 pro (3 nm) chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | -- |
| 10-core GPU GPU | Apple GPU 6-core GPU |
| 6.3 | 5.85 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| -- | 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 |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | 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
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) is much better than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro), getting a 71.3 score against 63.3. Both tablets in this comparison review have iPadOS operating system, but Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) has 15.x version while Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) has iPadOS 18.x version. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) is a notably heavier but just a little bit thinner tablet than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro).
The iPad mini (A17 Pro) features a more vivid display than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has a lot lower resolution of 1488 x 2266 pixels and a really smaller display, it also counts with a little higher amount of pixels in each screen inch. Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) and Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) have quite similar memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos, they have exactly the same internal storage.
The iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) features a bit better CPU than iPad mini (A17 Pro), because it has 2 more MHz CPU cores. IPad mini (A17 Pro) shoots better videos and photos than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024). Both of them have a same resolution back-facing camera. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) and the iPad mini (A17 Pro) have very similar batteries.
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