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| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 65 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| -- | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2019-03-18 | 2021-09-24 |
| 9.80 x 6.80 x 0.24 inches | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 16.37 ounces | 10.34 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Pink, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 779.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 2224 x 1668 pixels | 2266 x 1488 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 327 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | -- |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Yes GPU |
| 10.35 | 5.85 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8134mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5078mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.04 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 (2019) has a general score of 85.9, which is way better than iPad mini (6th Gen)'s global score of 65. Apple iPad Air (2019) is an extremely older and notably heavier device than the iPad mini (6th Gen), but Apple managed to build it just a little bit thinner anyway. IPad Air (2019) has a much more powerful processing unit than iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has a higher number of faster cores and a 64 bits processing unit.
IPad mini (6th Gen) counts with a bit better looking screen than Apple iPad Air (2019), because although it has a little bit worse resolution of 1488 x 2266 pixels and a much smaller display, and they both have the same brightness, the iPad mini (6th Gen) also counts with a little bit more pixels per display inch.
IPad mini (6th Gen) takes much better pictures and videos than iPad Air (2019), because it has a much better (4K) video resolution, a lot bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low-light captures and videos and a much better resolution back camera. IPad Air (2019) features a very superior memory for applications and games than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has more internal storage capacity.
IPad Air (2019) has a much longer battery performance than iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has an 8134mAh battery size.
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