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Apple iPad mini
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| Global Score | |
| 68.1 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 | iPadOS 15.x |
| 0000-00-00 | 2022-03-18 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 11.01 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| Aluminium | Aluminum |
| $ 281.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 162 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Apple M1 (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 3100 MHz processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.01 | 9.99 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.92 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | 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 | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air (2022) is better than the iPad mini, getting a score of 81.4 against 68.1. Apple iPad Air (2022) works with iPadOS 15.x operating system, while iPad mini comes with iOS 8.x operating system. The Apple iPad Air (2022) design is a lot heavier but somewhat thinner than the iPad mini.
Apple iPad Air (2022) counts with a much better performance than Apple iPad mini, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processor, it also counts with a greater number of faster cores and 7,5 GB more RAM. IPad Air (2022) has a bit sharper screen than Apple iPad mini, because it has a lot better resolution of 1640 x 2360 pixels, a lot larger screen and a much greater quantity of pixels per screen inch.
The iPad Air (2022) has as much storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos as the Apple iPad mini one, they have exactly the same internal memory capacity. The iPad mini and the iPad Air (2022) both count with really similar cameras, although the iPad Air (2022) also has a lot bigger diafragm aperture for better low light images and videos and a much higher resolution camera.
The iPad mini features a superior battery lifetime than Apple iPad Air (2022).
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