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Apple iPad mini
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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 68.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x | iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2025-03-12 | 0000-00-00 |
| -- | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches |
| 21.76 ounces | 11.01 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Black and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| -- | $ 281.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 7.9 inches |
| -- | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| -- | 162 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 3.8 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Apple A5 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core 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 |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.9 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| -- | 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 |
| 7.6 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9705mAh Battery | 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) is just a bit better than the Apple iPad mini, with a score of 70.4 against 68.1. IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with iPadOS 18.x operating system, and Apple iPad mini has iOS 8.x operating system. IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025)'s design is heavier but a lot thinner than Apple iPad mini.
IPad mini has an incredibly better screen than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a way smaller screen. IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a lot bigger storage for games and applications than Apple iPad mini, because it has 64 GB more internal memory. The iPad mini has a much powerful processing unit than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has less RAM memory and a lower number of cores (but faster), it also counts with an additional GPU.
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a much longer battery life than iPad mini, because it has 9705mAh of battery capacity instead of 4440mAh. IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a much better camera than iPad mini, because it has a way higher 12 megapixels resolution camera in the back, a way better (4K) video quality and a lot bigger aperture.
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