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| Global Score | |
| 63.3 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x | iPadOS 15.x |
| -- | 2022-03-18 |
| 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 10.48 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | -- |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum |
| $ 499.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.3 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 2266 x 1488 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 327 pixels per inch | 264 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 M1 (5 nm) chipset |
| processor | Octa-Core 3100 MHz processor |
| -- | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 6-core GPU | Yes GPU |
| 5.85 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| 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 | Nano SIM |
| 10 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 (2022) is much better than the iPad mini (A17 Pro), getting a overall score of 81.4 against 63.3. The iPad Air (2022) design is incredibly heavier but a little bit thinner than the iPad mini (A17 Pro). Both tablets in this comparison work with iPadOS operating system, but the iPad Air (2022) has the previous 15.x version and iPad mini (A17 Pro) has iPadOS 18.x.
IPad Air (2022) has a much better performing processing unit than iPad mini (A17 Pro), because it has more CPU cores. The Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) features just a bit better screen than Apple iPad Air (2022), because although it has a little lower resolution of 1488 x 2266 pixels and a much smaller screen, and they both have the same brightness, the Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) also counts with a just a little better display pixel density.
Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) takes much clearer pictures and videos than iPad Air (2022). Both of them have the same resolution back facing camera. The iPad mini (A17 Pro) counts with much more storage capacity to store more games and applications than iPad Air (2022), because it has more internal memory.
IPad Air (2022) and iPad mini (A17 Pro) both feature quite similar battery durations.
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