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| Global Score | |
| 63.3 | 71.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x | iPadOS 15.x |
| -- | 0000-00-00 |
| 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches |
| 10.48 ounces | 21.80 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | -- |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum |
| $ 499.00 | -- |
| 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 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
The iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) is much better than the iPad mini (A17 Pro), having a global score of 71.3 against 63.3. These tablets have iPadOS OS, but the iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) has 15.x version and iPad mini (A17 Pro) has iPadOS 18.x. IPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) is a incredibly heavier but a bit thinner device than iPad mini (A17 Pro).
IPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) has a little better hardware performance than iPad mini (A17 Pro), because it has more megahertz processing cores. IPad mini (A17 Pro) has a brighter display than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has a lot smaller display and a much lower resolution of 1488 x 2266, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per inch in the screen.
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024)'s storage capacity for applications and games is just as good as the Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) one, both have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage capacity. Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) and iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) feature incredibly similar battery durations.
IPad mini (A17 Pro) captures much better videos and photos than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024). Both have a 12 mega-pixels resolution camera.
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