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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 70.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 9.x | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2015-09-09 | 2025-03-04 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | -- |
| 10.72 ounces | 21.76 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 288.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 13 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 3.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8 chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| Typhoon ARMv8-A, 64-bit (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GX6450 GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 8.19 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.47 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5124mAh Battery | 9705mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad mini 4 is slightly better than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), having a general score of 75.6 against 70.4. The Apple iPad mini 4 works with iOS 9.x OS, while Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) comes with iPadOS 18.x OS. The iPad mini 4 counts with a much sharper display than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a really smaller display.
The iPad mini 4 features a really superior hardware performance than Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has 6 GB less RAM and less cores. Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025)'s memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos is very similar to iPad mini 4's one, both have equal 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a superior battery performance than iPad mini 4, because it has an 89% greater battery size. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) shoots better photographs and videos than Apple iPad mini 4, because it has a back camera with much more mega pixels, a much bigger aperture for better low light captures and videos and a way better (4K) video resolution.
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