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| Global Score | |
| 81.4 | 75.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iOS 9.x |
| 2022-03-18 | 2015-09-09 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.26 ounces | 10.72 ounces |
| -- | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 288.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M1 (5 nm) chipset | Apple A8 chipset |
| Octa-Core 3100 MHz processor | Typhoon ARMv8-A, 64-bit (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR GX6450 GPU |
| 9.99 | 8.19 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5124mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air (2022) has an overall score of 81.4, which is a little bit better than iPad mini 4's general score of 75.6. The Apple iPad Air (2022) construction has the same thickness than iPad mini 4, but it is much heavier. The Apple iPad Air (2022) comes with iPadOS 15.x OS, while iPad mini 4 counts with iOS 9.x OS.
IPad Air (2022) features a much better performing CPU than iPad mini 4, because it has a larger number of cores (and also faster) and 6 GB more RAM memory. The iPad mini 4 features just a bit better display than Apple iPad Air (2022), because although it has a much smaller display and a bit lower 2048 x 1536 resolution, it also counts with a little more pixels per inch in the screen.
Apple iPad mini 4 counts with a way bigger storage capacity for games and applications than iPad Air (2022), because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity. The iPad mini 4 features a really longer battery lifetime than iPad Air (2022). IPad mini 4 has a little bit better camera than iPad Air (2022), although it has a way smaller aperture and a lot less mega-pixels camera.
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