Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 81.4 | 85.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iPadOS 13.x |
| 2022-03-18 | 2019-03-18 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.26 ounces | 10.87 ounces |
| -- | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 679.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M1 (5 nm) chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset |
| Octa-Core 3100 MHz processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.99 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 32.00mm focal length |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5058mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini (2019) has an overall score of 85.9, which is a bit better than the iPad Air (2022)'s 81.4 global score. Both devices we compare here include iPadOS OS (Operating System), but iPad mini (2019) has the previous 13.x version and iPad Air (2022) has iPadOS 15.x version. The iPad mini (2019) is a extremely lighter tablet than iPad Air (2022), but both are 0.24inches thick.
The Apple iPad mini (2019) features a little more vivid screen than Apple iPad Air (2022), because although it has a way smaller display and a little bit worse resolution of 1536 x 2048, and they both have the same brightness, the Apple iPad mini (2019) also counts with a little more pixels per screen inch.
IPad mini (2019) features a much bigger storage to store more games and applications than iPad Air (2022), because it has 192 GB more internal memory capacity. The Apple iPad mini (2019) counts with a little better processing power than Apple iPad Air (2022), because although it has a lower amount of RAM, and they both have the same number of cores, the Apple iPad mini (2019) also counts with a 64-bit processor.
The iPad mini (2019) features a superior battery lifetime than iPad Air (2022). IPad mini (2019) takes much clearer videos and photos than iPad Air (2022), although it has a way tinier aperture which is worse for taking images and videos in low light situations and a lot worse 8 megapixels resolution back facing camera.
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