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| Global Score | |
| 61 | 77.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| -- | 2013-10-22 |
| -- | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| -- | 16.86 ounces |
| -- | 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 A16 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 | |
| Li - Polymer Battery | 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | 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 is a lot better than Apple iPad mini (7th Gen), getting a global score of 77.9 against 61. Apple iPad Air comes with iOS 8.x operating system, and Apple iPad mini (7th Gen) counts with iPadOS 15.x operating system. The Apple iPad Air features a way better hardware performance than Apple iPad mini (7th Gen), because although it has an inferior number of cores , it also counts with an additional GPU and a 64-bit processing unit.
The iPad Air has a little more vivid display than iPad mini (7th Gen), because although it has a little lower 1536 x 2048 resolution and a just a bit worse pixels quantity per inch of screen, it also counts with a larger display. The iPad mini (7th Gen) has a much better camera than Apple iPad Air, because it has a way bigger diafragm aperture to take better low light images and video, a back camera with a lot better resolution and a lot better video definition.
Apple iPad Air features a much greater storage capacity for apps and games than Apple iPad mini (7th Gen), because it has 128 GB internal memory. IPad Air has a way better battery life than Apple iPad mini (7th Gen).
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