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| Global Score | |
| 63.3 | 77.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| -- | 2013-10-22 |
| 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 10.48 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Black, Gray and White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 499.00 | $ 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 A17 pro (3 nm) chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| -- | 1 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 6-core GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 5.85 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | 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 | -- |
| 8.91 | 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 |
| 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
The iPad Air is way better than the iPad mini (A17 Pro), having a 77.9 score against 63.3. IPad Air counts with iOS 8.x operating system, while iPad mini (A17 Pro) works with iPadOS 18.x operating system. The iPad Air is a way heavier and somewhat thicker portable tablet than the iPad mini (A17 Pro).
The iPad Air has a very superior processing power than iPad mini (A17 Pro), because although it has less cores , it also counts with an additional GPU and a 64 bits CPU. Apple iPad Air has just a bit better looking screen than iPad mini (A17 Pro), because although it has a little bit lower resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels and a just a little inferior quantity of pixels per display inch, it also counts with a bigger display.
IPad Air and iPad mini (A17 Pro) feature incredibly similar memory for applications and games, they have the same 128 GB internal memory. Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) shoots better photographs and videos than Apple iPad Air, because it has a camera with a lot better 12 megapixels resolution and a lot higher 3840x2160 video quality.
IPad Air counts with a much longer battery duration than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro).
Despite of being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing here, the Apple iPad Air is also by far the cheapest, making this tablet a great choice.
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