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| Global Score | |
| 81.4 | 65 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2022-03-18 | 2021-09-24 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 16.26 ounces | 10.34 ounces |
| -- | Pink, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 2266 x 1488 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 264 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 M1 (5 nm) chipset | Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| Octa-Core 3100 MHz processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | -- |
| Yes GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.99 | 5.85 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5078mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 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 (2022) is much better than iPad mini (6th Gen), with a global score of 81.4 against 65. These devices have the same iPadOS 15.x OS, so they should count with very similar operating system features. Apple iPad Air (2022)'s construction is a little bit thinner but heavier than the iPad mini (6th Gen), and both were released with only 6 months difference.
Apple iPad Air (2022) has a much better processing power than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has 2 more processing cores. The iPad mini (6th Gen) counts with a bit sharper display than iPad Air (2022), because although it has a way smaller screen and a bit lower resolution of 1488 x 2266px, and they both have the same display brightness, the iPad mini (6th Gen) also counts with a little bit greater quantity of pixels per display inch.
The iPad mini (6th Gen) counts with as much storage for applications, games, photos and videos as the iPad Air (2022) one, both of them have equal internal storage capacity. The iPad mini (6th Gen) has a greater camera than iPad Air (2022). Both of them have a same size diafragm aperture and a same resolution back camera.
IPad mini (6th Gen) counts with a much better battery performance than Apple iPad Air (2022).
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