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Apple iPad Air 2
64 GBApple iPad mini
Verizon and SprintA1455
| Global Score | |
| 77.1 | 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 |
| $ 275.00 | $ 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 | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 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
The Apple iPad Air 2 is better than the Apple iPad mini, having a overall score of 77.1 against 68.1. Both tablets we are comparing come with the same iOS 8.x OS (operating system). The Apple iPad Air 2 is a notably heavier but somewhat thinner tablet device than Apple iPad mini. IPad Air 2 features a better processing unit than iPad mini, because although it has 1 lesser cpu cores and doesn't have a graphics processing unit, it also counts with a 64-bit CPU and a larger amount of RAM memory.
The Apple iPad Air 2 has a sharper display than iPad mini, because it has a larger display, a lot better 2048 x 1536 resolution and a much higher screen pixels density. IPad Air 2 shoots clearer photographs and videos than iPad mini, and although they both have a F2.4 diafragm aperture, the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the iPad Air 2 also has a back facing camera with lot more mega-pixels.
Apple iPad mini's memory for games and applications is just as good as iPad Air 2's one, they have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage capacity. IPad Air 2 counts with a very superior battery duration than Apple iPad mini, because it has a 7340mAh battery size instead of 4440mAh.
The iPad Air 2 not only is the best tablets between the ones we are comparing, but it's also the cheapest.
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