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Apple iPad mini
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| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 68.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| -- | iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2019-03-18 | 0000-00-00 |
| 9.80 x 6.80 x 0.24 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches |
| 16.37 ounces | 11.01 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Black and White |
| Aluminum | Aluminium |
| $ 779.00 | $ 281.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2224 x 1668 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 162 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | Apple A5 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 10.35 | 8.01 |
| 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 | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8134mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.04 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air (2019) has a general score of 85.9, which is much better than iPad mini's score of 68.1. Apple iPad Air (2019) is a somewhat thinner but notably heavier device than the iPad mini. IPad Air (2019) counts with just a bit better display than iPad mini, because it has a lot better count of pixels per screen inch, a really larger screen and a much higher 1668 x 2224 resolution.
The iPad Air (2019) counts with a way bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than iPad mini, because it has 256 GB internal storage capacity. The iPad Air (2019) has a lot better processing power than iPad mini, because although it has doesn't have an extra GPU, it also counts with more processing cores, a 64-bit CPU and 2,5 GB more RAM.
The Apple iPad Air (2019) counts with a superior battery duration than Apple iPad mini, because it has an 83% bigger battery size. Apple iPad Air (2019) captures much clearer photographs and videos than iPad mini, and although they both have the same video quality and a F2.4 aperture, the Apple iPad Air (2019) also has a camera in the back with much more megapixels and better 120 frames per second video frame rates.
IPad Air (2019) costs a lot more money than the iPad mini, but you can get a much better tablet for that extra dollars.
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