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Apple iPad mini
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| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 68.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 0000-00-00 | 0000-00-00 |
| 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches |
| 21.80 ounces | 11.01 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| Aluminum | Aluminium |
| -- | $ 281.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 263 pixels per inch | 162 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.8 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 chipset | Apple A5 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| 10-core GPU GPU | PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.01 |
| 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 | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 10 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) has a general score of 71.3, which is slightly better than the iPad mini's 68.1 score. IPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) is a notably heavier but thinner tablet than iPad mini. The iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) works with iPadOS 15.x OS, and iPad mini has iOS 8.x OS. The iPad mini features an extremely better processor than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has an inferior number of cores and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an additional GPU.
Apple iPad mini features a bit better screen than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), although it has a lot lesser pixels per inch of screen, a way smaller screen and a way worse 768 x 1024px resolution. Apple iPad mini counts with a camera that is very similar to iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024)'s camera, although the Apple iPad mini has a camera with a lot worse resolution and a much tinier aperture which is worse for low-light images and videos.
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) counts with a much greater memory capacity for games and applications than Apple iPad mini, because it has 128 GB internal memory. IPad mini features a way better battery lifetime than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024).
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