Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 65 | 71.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2021-09-24 | 2024-05-07 |
| 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches |
| 10.34 ounces | 21.80 ounces |
| Pink, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | -- |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.3 inches | 13 inches |
| 2266 x 1488 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 327 pixels per inch | 263 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 | 10-core GPU GPU |
| 5.85 | 6.3 |
| 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 | 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 | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 10 | 10 |
| 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
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) has an overall score of 71.3, which is just a bit better than iPad mini (6th Gen)'s 65 global score. Both tablets we are comparing here use the same iPadOS 15.x operating system, so you shouldn't perceive any difference regarding operating system features. Even though the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) is notably heavier than the iPad mini (6th Gen), it's a little thinner and also incredibly newer.
The Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) features a more vivid display than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), because although it has a lot smaller display and a way lower resolution of 1488 x 2266 pixels, it also counts with a little more pixels per inch of display. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) features a little faster CPU than iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has more megahertz CPU cores.
Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) has a lot better camera than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen). Both have a F1.8 aperture and a camera in the back with a 12 mega-pixels. IPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) features a much bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has 128 GB internal storage.
Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) counts with a superior battery lifetime than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen).
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