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Apple iPad Air
128 GB| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 77.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 9.x | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2015-09-09 | 2013-10-22 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 10.72 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black, Gray and White |
| Aluminum | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 288.00 | $ 273.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.4 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| Typhoon ARMv8-A, 64-bit (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GX6450 GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.47 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5124mAh Battery | 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air is slightly better than Apple iPad mini 4, with a global score of 77.9 against 75.6. Both of these tablets work with iOS OS (operating system), but the iPad Air has 8.x version while Apple iPad mini 4 has iOS 9.x. The iPad Air body is older, extremely thicker and a lot heavier than the Apple iPad mini 4.
Apple iPad Air counts with a better hardware performance than Apple iPad mini 4, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bit CPU, an additional graphics processor and a greater number of cores. The Apple iPad mini 4 features a bit more vivid screen than Apple iPad Air, because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have the same resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels, the Apple iPad mini 4 also counts with a bit greater screen density.
The iPad Air counts with as much storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos as the iPad mini 4 one, both have the same internal storage capacity. Apple iPad Air counts with a much better battery life than Apple iPad mini 4, because it has a 72% bigger battery size. The iPad mini 4 captures clearer photos and videos than iPad Air, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate, the same camera aperture and the same (Full HD) video resolution, the iPad mini 4 also has a back-facing camera with a much better 8 mega pixels resolution.
Even being the best tablet in our current comparison, iPad Air is also a bit cheaper, making it easy to pick between these devices.
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