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| Global Score | |
| 65 | 71.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iPadOS 14.x |
| 2021-09-24 | 2020-10-16 |
| 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 10.34 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| Pink, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum |
| -- | $ 729.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.3 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 2266 x 1488 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 327 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| processor | 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| Yes GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 5.85 | 10.26 |
| 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 + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5078mAh Li - Polymer Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air (2020) is better than the Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), with a overall score of 71.7 against 65. The iPad Air (2020) design is just a little bit thinner than the Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), although it is noticeably heavier and was released about 11 months before. These devices come with iPadOS operating system, but iPad Air (2020) has the previous 14.x version while Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) has iPadOS 15.x version.
The iPad mini (6th Gen) has a slightly better looking display than Apple iPad Air (2020), because although it has a way smaller display and a bit lower resolution of 1488 x 2266, and they both have the same brightness, the iPad mini (6th Gen) also counts with a just a little higher quantity of pixels in each screen inch.
The Apple iPad Air (2020)'s memory for applications, games, photos and videos is very similar to the Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) one, both of them have exactly the same internal memory. The iPad Air (2020) has a much better performance than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), and although they both have 6 CPU cores, the iPad Air (2020) also has a 64-bit CPU.
The iPad mini (6th Gen) features a way better battery lifetime than Apple iPad Air (2020). Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) and iPad Air (2020) have very similar cameras, both have the same aperture, the same 60 frames per second video frame rates, a camera in the back with a 12 mega-pixels resolution and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
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