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Apple iPad Air
Wi-Fi Only 128 GBApple iPad mini 2
16 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 72.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2013-10-22 | 2013-10-22 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 12.03 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Black, Gray and White |
| Aluminium | Aluminium |
| $ 280.00 | $ 425.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | 33.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 7.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air has a global score of 77.7, which is just a bit better than the Apple iPad mini 2's 72.1 score. Both of these tablets include the same iOS 8.x OS (operating system), so you shouldn't notice any difference regarding that. The Apple iPad Air body has the same thickness than Apple iPad mini 2, but it's incredibly heavier.
The Apple iPad mini 2 counts with a slightly better looking screen than Apple iPad Air, because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1536 x 2048, the Apple iPad mini 2 also counts with a little greater pixel number in each screen inch. The iPad Air counts with a bit better hardware performance than iPad mini 2. Both of them have the same RAM memory amount, a 600 megahertz GPU, a 64-bits processor and the same number of cores.
The iPad Air counts with a lot bigger memory to install games and applications than Apple iPad mini 2, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity. IPad mini 2 and Apple iPad Air count with very similar cameras, both have a back-facing camera with a 5 mega pixels, the same video frame rate, the same (Full HD) video definition and the same camera aperture.
IPad Air counts with a really longer battery duration than Apple iPad mini 2, because it has 8820mAh of battery capacity instead of 6471mAh.
Even being the best tablet in our current comparison, the iPad Air is also a lot cheaper, which makes it an obvious call.
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