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| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 72.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 13.x | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2019-03-18 | 0000-00-00 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 9.72 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 10.87 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Blue, Purple and Starlight ,Space Gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 679.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 11 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 261 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | 10-core GPU GPU |
| 10.35 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 32.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 8.91 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5058mAh Li - Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini (2019) has a general score of 85.9, which is much better than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024)'s global score of 72.3. Both of these tablets include iPadOS OS (Operating System), but the iPad mini (2019) has the older 13.x version and iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) has iPadOS 15.x version. IPad mini (2019) is a way lighter tablet than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), but both of them are equally thin.
IPad mini (2019) has a little more vivid screen than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has a bit lower 1536 x 2048px resolution and a really smaller display, and they both have the same brightness, the iPad mini (2019) also counts with a little bit better display pixels density. Apple iPad mini (2019) has a way bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), because it has more internal storage capacity.
The Apple iPad mini (2019) has an extremely better CPU than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, and they both have 8 processing cores, the Apple iPad mini (2019) also counts with a 64-bit processor. Apple iPad mini (2019) shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), although it has a way smaller diafragm aperture which is not favorable for capturing images and/or video in low light situations and a way lower 8 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera.
Apple iPad mini (2019) counts with a superior battery life than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024).
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