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Apple iPad mini
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Apple iPad Air 2
64 GB| Global Score | |
| 68.1 | 77.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 | iOS 8.x |
| 0000-00-00 | 2014-10-16 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| 11.01 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminium | Aluminium |
| $ 281.00 | $ 275.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 162 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Apple A8X chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
| 8.01 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 7340mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 8.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 2 has a general score of 77.1, which is much better than iPad mini's general score of 68.1. IPad Air 2's construction is incredibly heavier but thinner than the iPad mini. Both of these tablets use the same iOS 8.x operating system, so they should offer the same OS features. The iPad Air 2 has a superior CPU than iPad mini, because although it has 1 lesser CPU cores and doesn't have a graphics processing unit, it also counts with a 64-bit CPU and a greater amount of RAM memory.
The iPad Air 2 features a sharper screen than iPad mini, because it has a way better resolution of 2048 x 1536px, a lot better pixel density and a larger screen. The iPad Air 2 features a bit better camera than Apple iPad mini, and although they both have a same size diafragm aperture, the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same video quality, the iPad Air 2 also has a camera in the back with a much better resolution.
The Apple iPad Air 2 has as much storage capacity to store more apps and games as the iPad mini one, both have equal 64 GB internal storage capacity. IPad Air 2 features a much longer battery life than Apple iPad mini, because it has 7340mAh of battery capacity.
Even being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, the Apple iPad Air 2 is also cheaper than the iPad mini.
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