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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 77.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 9.x | iOS 8.x |
| 2015-09-09 | 2014-10-16 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| 10.72 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 288.00 | $ 275.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 1536 x 2048 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 A8X chipset |
| Typhoon ARMv8-A, 64-bit (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR GX6450 GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
| 8.19 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm 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 | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 8.47 |
| 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 | 7340mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 8.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air 2 is just a bit better than the Apple iPad mini 4, with a global score of 77.1 against 75.6. The Apple iPad Air 2 body has the same thickness than the Apple iPad mini 4, but it is noticeably heavier. Both of these tablets include iOS operating system, but the Apple iPad Air 2 has the older 8.x version while Apple iPad mini 4 has iOS 9.x version.
The Apple iPad Air 2 features a little better hardware performance than Apple iPad mini 4, and although they both have a 2 GB RAM memory and a Single-Core processing unit, the Apple iPad Air 2 also has a 64-bit processing unit. Apple iPad mini 4 counts with a bit better looking display than iPad Air 2, because although it has a little smaller screen, and they both have the same resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels, the Apple iPad mini 4 also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch in the screen.
Apple iPad mini 4 has a very superior storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than iPad Air 2, because it has 64 GB more internal memory. IPad Air 2 has a much better battery duration than Apple iPad mini 4, because it has 7340mAh of battery capacity. The iPad Air 2 features a camera that's just as good as the camera in Apple iPad mini 4, both have the same video quality, a back facing camera with an 8 megapixels, a same size diafragm aperture and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing here, the Apple iPad Air 2 is also cheap compared to the iPad mini 4.
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