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Apple iPad mini
16 GBApple iPad Air 2
16 GB| Global Score | |
| 65.2 | 74.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 | iOS 8.x |
| 0000-00-00 | 2014-10-16 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| 11.01 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminium | Aluminium |
| $ 235.00 | $ 231.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 162 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Apple A8X chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
| 8.01 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 4.4 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 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 | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 7340mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 8.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 2 is better than the iPad mini, having a score of 74.2 against 65.2. These devices come with the same iOS 8.x OS (operating system), so you shouldn't see any difference in that aspect. The iPad Air 2 construction is notably heavier but somewhat thinner than iPad mini. Apple iPad Air 2 has a better screen than iPad mini, because it has a lot better resolution of 2048 x 1536, a bigger screen and a way better pixels number per inch of screen.
The Apple iPad Air 2 features a better performance than iPad mini, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit and 1 lesser CPU cores (although they are faster), it also counts with 1,5 GB more RAM memory and a 64-bits processor. The iPad Air 2 captures a bit better photographs and videos than iPad mini, and although they both have the same video frame rate, the same 1920x1080 video quality and a same size camera aperture, the iPad Air 2 also has a much more megapixels back facing camera.
IPad Air 2 and iPad mini both count with really similar memory for apps and games, they have exactly the same internal storage capacity. IPad Air 2 counts with a much longer battery duration than iPad mini, because it has 7340mAh of battery capacity instead of 4440mAh.
Apple iPad Air 2 not only is the best tablets in our comparison, but it's also the cheapest, which makes it a very good choice.
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