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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi OnlyApple iPad mini
Verizon and SprintA1455
| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 68.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x | iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2014-10-16 | 0000-00-00 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches |
| 15.41 ounces | 11.01 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black and White |
| Aluminium | Aluminium |
| $ 271.00 | $ 281.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 162 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8X chipset | Apple A5 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| PowerVR GXA6850 GPU | PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 8.82 | 8.01 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 33.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.47 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7340mAh Battery | 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.56 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air 2 has a global score of 79.3, which is better than the iPad mini's overall score of 68.1. Both devices we are comparing here come with the same iOS 8.x OS (Operating System), so they should give you the same OS features. Apple iPad Air 2's body is way heavier but thinner than iPad mini.
The iPad Air 2 counts with a more vivid display than iPad mini, because it has a lot higher 2048 x 1536 resolution, a bigger screen and a lot more pixels per inch of screen. IPad Air 2 counts with a much better storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPad mini, because it has 128 GB internal storage.
The iPad Air 2 has a more powerful processing unit than Apple iPad mini, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit and an inferior number of cores (although faster), it also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory and a 64-bits processing unit. The iPad Air 2 features a very superior battery lifetime than iPad mini, because it has 7340mAh of battery capacity against 4440mAh.
IPad Air 2 captures clearer videos and photos than iPad mini, and although they both have a same size aperture, the same (Full HD) video definition and the same video frame rate, the iPad Air 2 also has a camera in the back with lot more megapixels.
Apple iPad Air 2 not only is the best devices of the ones in this comparison, but it's also cheap compared to the iPad mini, which makes this tablet an easy choice.
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