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Apple iPad mini
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| Global Score | |
| 68.1 | 70.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 | iPadOS 18.x |
| 0000-00-00 | 2025-03-12 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches | -- |
| 11.01 ounces | 21.76 ounces |
| Black and White | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 281.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 13 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 162 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 3.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 8.01 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 7 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 9705mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a general score of 70.4, which is a bit better than iPad mini's 68.1 score. IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025)'s body is way heavier but much thinner than the iPad mini. IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with iPadOS 18.x OS, while iPad mini has iOS 8.x OS. The iPad mini has a much better performing processor than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has a lower amount of RAM and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with an additional graphics processing unit.
The Apple iPad mini counts with a way better looking screen than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a really smaller screen. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a lot bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than iPad mini, because it has 64 GB more internal storage. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a much longer battery duration than iPad mini, because it has 9705mAh of battery capacity against 4440mAh.
Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) shoots much clearer photos and videos than Apple iPad mini, because it has a lot more megapixels back facing camera, a much bigger camera aperture to take better low-light captures and videos and a way better video quality.
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