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| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 13.x | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2019-03-18 | 2022-03-18 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 10.87 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | -- |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 679.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 324 pixels per inch | 264 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 M1 (5 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 3100 MHz processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Yes GPU |
| 10.35 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 7.7 |
| 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 | Nano 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 5.0 |
| 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 global score of 85.9, which is slightly better than Apple iPad Air (2022)'s 81.4 score. These tablets have iPadOS OS, but iPad mini (2019) has an older 13.x version while Apple iPad Air (2022) has iPadOS 15.x version. The iPad mini (2019) is a noticeably lighter tablet than the Apple iPad Air (2022), but they have the same thickness.
The Apple iPad mini (2019) features a little faster processing unit than iPad Air (2022), because although it has 5 GB less RAM memory, and they both have 8 cores, the Apple iPad mini (2019) also counts with a 64-bits CPU. The Apple iPad mini (2019) has a bit more vivid screen than iPad Air (2022), because although it has a little worse resolution of 1536 x 2048 and a lot smaller display, and they both have the same display brightness, the Apple iPad mini (2019) also counts with a little bit better display pixels density.
The iPad mini (2019) counts with a much better camera than Apple iPad Air (2022), although it has a much smaller camera aperture which is not good for low light captures and a camera in the back with a much worse resolution. The iPad mini (2019) counts with a much bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Apple iPad Air (2022), because it has more internal storage.
IPad mini (2019) features a much longer battery lifetime than iPad Air (2022).
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