Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 65 | 77.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2021-09-24 | 2013-10-22 |
| 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 10.34 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Pink, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Black, Gray and White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 273.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.3 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2266 x 1488 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 327 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| -- | 1 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 5.85 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5078mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 has an overall score of 77.9, which is better than iPad mini (6th Gen)'s 65 global score. The Apple iPad Air works with iOS 8.x OS, and iPad mini (6th Gen) has iPadOS 15.x OS. Although it's the best tablet we compare here, we must tell that it's also much older, somewhat thicker and much heavier.
IPad Air features a bit more vivid screen than iPad mini (6th Gen), because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels and a bit worse pixel density, it also counts with a bigger display. The iPad Air has a much better performing CPU than iPad mini (6th Gen), because although it has an inferior number of cores , it also counts with an additional GPU and a 64 bits processing unit.
Apple iPad Air has a much greater storage for applications and games than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has 128 GB internal storage. IPad Air has a really longer battery lifetime than iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has a 74% larger battery capacity. The iPad mini (6th Gen) shoots a lot better pictures and videos than Apple iPad Air, because it has a much larger diafragm aperture to capture better low-light images and videos, a way higher (4K) video quality and a camera in the back with a way better resolution.
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