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| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 85.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 13.x | -- |
| 2019-03-18 | 2019-03-18 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 9.80 x 6.80 x 0.24 inches |
| 10.87 ounces | 16.37 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 679.00 | $ 779.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2224 x 1668 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 10.35 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 32.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5058mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 8134mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 9.04 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini (2019) has a score of 85.9, which is just a bit better than the iPad Air (2019)'s overall score of 85.9. IPad mini (2019)'s body has the same thickness than the iPad Air (2019), but it's a lot lighter. IPad mini (2019) features a little sharper screen than Apple iPad Air (2019), because although it has a little worse resolution of 1536 x 2048px and a lot smaller display, and they both have the same brightness, the iPad mini (2019) also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch of display.
The Apple iPad Air (2019) has a processor that's very similar to iPad mini (2019)'s CPU, both of them have the same RAM amount, a Octa-Core CPU and a 64-bits CPU. IPad mini (2019) and Apple iPad Air (2019) both have quite similar storage capacity to install games and applications, both have the same 256 GB internal memory.
Apple iPad Air (2019) features a superior battery life than Apple iPad mini (2019), because it has an 8134mAh battery size against 5058mAh. The iPad mini (2019) and the iPad Air (2019) feature quite similar cameras, both of them have the same video frame rates, the same resolution back facing camera, a same size diafragm aperture and the same video definition.
Apple iPad mini (2019) is not only the best tablets of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also cheaper than the Apple iPad Air (2019).
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