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| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 71.3 |
| 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 | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches |
| 10.87 ounces | 21.80 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | -- |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 679.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 13 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 324 pixels per inch | 263 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 6.8 |
| 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) is a lot better than the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), having a overall score of 85.9 against 71.3. These devices come with iPadOS operating system, but iPad mini (2019) has the older 13.x version and Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) has iPadOS 15.x. The iPad mini (2019) design has the same thickness than the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), but it's extremely lighter.
IPad mini (2019) features a sharper screen than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has a way smaller display and a way worse 1536 x 2048 resolution, it also counts with a little greater screen pixels density. The iPad mini (2019) counts with a superior memory for games and applications than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), because it has 256 GB internal memory.
Apple iPad mini (2019) counts with a lot better performance than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has 5 GB lesser RAM, and they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Apple iPad mini (2019) also counts with a 64 bits processing unit. Apple iPad mini (2019) features a superior battery life than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024).
The iPad mini (2019) has a superior camera than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), although it has a way smaller aperture which is not good for low light photography and video and a lot less mega-pixels resolution camera in the back.
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