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| Global Score | |
| 65 | 60.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2021-09-24 | -- |
| 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches | -- |
| 10.34 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| Pink, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | -- |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.3 inches | 11 inches |
| 2266 x 1488 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 327 pixels per inch | 261 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| processor | processor |
| -- | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Yes GPU |
| 5.85 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 10 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5078mAh Li - Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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 (6th Gen) is a bit better than the iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen), getting a 65 score against 60.9. These tablets include the same iPadOS 15.x operating system, so they should give you very similar operating system features. IPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen) counts with a little better processing power than iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has more cores.
The iPad mini (6th Gen) has a more vivid display than iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen), because although it has a much smaller display and a bit lower resolution of 1488 x 2266px, it also counts with a greater amount of pixels per inch of display. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen)'s storage to store more games and applications is just as good as the iPad mini (6th Gen) one, they have equal 64 GB internal storage capacity.
The iPad mini (6th Gen) has a really longer battery duration than iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen). The Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) features a greater camera than iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen). They have the same camera aperture and the same resolution back camera.
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