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| Global Score | |
| 63.3 | 85.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x | -- |
| -- | 2019-03-18 |
| 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches | 9.80 x 6.80 x 0.24 inches |
| 10.48 ounces | 16.37 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum |
| $ 499.00 | $ 779.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.3 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 2266 x 1488 pixels | 2224 x 1668 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 327 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A17 pro (3 nm) chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset |
| processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| -- | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 6-core GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 5.85 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.91 | 8.91 |
| 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 |
| Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Polymer Battery | 8134mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 9.04 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air (2019) is a lot better than the iPad mini (A17 Pro), having an 85.9 score against 63.3. The Apple iPad Air (2019) design is a little thinner but incredibly heavier than the iPad mini (A17 Pro). The Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) features a bit sharper screen than Apple iPad Air (2019), because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1488 x 2266px and a much smaller screen, and they both have the same screen brightness, the Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) also counts with a bit higher screen density.
The iPad Air (2019) has a superior storage capacity to store more apps and games than iPad mini (A17 Pro), because it has 128 GB more internal memory capacity. The Apple iPad Air (2019) counts with a way better hardware performance than iPad mini (A17 Pro), because it has a 64-bits processor and a larger number of cores.
IPad Air (2019) has a way better battery lifetime than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro). Apple iPad Air (2019) counts with a camera that's just as good as the iPad mini (A17 Pro) one, although the Apple iPad Air (2019) has a way lower 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and a back-facing camera with a lot lower 8 mega pixels resolution.
Apple iPad Air (2019) costs a lot more money than iPad mini (A17 Pro), but you can get a much better tablet for that extra dollars.
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