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| Global Score | |
| 81.4 | 63.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2022-03-18 | -- |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 16.26 ounces | 10.48 ounces |
| -- | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| -- | $ 499.00 |
| 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 A17 pro (3 nm) chipset |
| Octa-Core 3100 MHz processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | -- |
| Yes GPU | Apple GPU 6-core GPU |
| 9.99 | 5.85 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 8.91 |
| 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 | Dual SIM |
| 10 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air (2022) has a global score of 81.4, which is much better than the Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro)'s score of 63.3. These devices come with iPadOS OS (operating system), but iPad Air (2022) has the older 15.x version and Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) has iPadOS 18.x version. The iPad Air (2022) construction is just a little bit thinner but a lot heavier than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro).
The iPad mini (A17 Pro) features a bit better display than iPad Air (2022), because although it has a way smaller screen and a little bit worse resolution of 1488 x 2266px, and they both have the same brightness, the iPad mini (A17 Pro) also counts with a just a little more pixels per inch in the screen.
The iPad mini (A17 Pro) counts with a much bigger storage to store more games and applications than iPad Air (2022), because it has 128 GB internal storage. The Apple iPad Air (2022) has a really superior hardware performance than iPad mini (A17 Pro), because it has 2 more processing cores. Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) captures better photos and videos than Apple iPad Air (2022). Both of them have a same resolution camera.
The iPad mini (A17 Pro) and iPad Air (2022) both feature very similar battery performance.
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