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| Global Score | |
| 63.3 | 72.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x | iPadOS 15.x |
| -- | 0000-00-00 |
| 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches | 9.72 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 10.48 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Blue, Purple and Starlight ,Space Gray |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum |
| $ 499.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.3 inches | 11 inches |
| 2266 x 1488 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 327 pixels per inch | 261 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A17 pro (3 nm) chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| processor | processor |
| -- | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 6-core GPU | 10-core GPU GPU |
| 5.85 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.91 | 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 |
| Dual SIM | -- |
| 10 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | 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 Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) has a global score of 72.3, which is much better than the iPad mini (A17 Pro)'s general score of 63.3. The iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) is a a lot heavier but just a little thinner tablet than iPad mini (A17 Pro). Both of these tablets work with iPadOS OS (Operating System), but the iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) has the older 15.x version and iPad mini (A17 Pro) has iPadOS 18.x version.
IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) has a bit better processing power than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro), because it has more cpu cores. IPad mini (A17 Pro) features a bit better screen than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has a little bit worse 1488 x 2266px resolution and a lot smaller screen, and they both have the same display brightness, the iPad mini (A17 Pro) also counts with a higher pixels number per inch of display.
The Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) counts with a superior camera than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024). Both of them have the same resolution camera in the back. IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) features as much storage capacity for games and applications as the iPad mini (A17 Pro) one, both of them have equal internal memory.
Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) and Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) feature similar batteries duration.
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