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Apple iPad mini
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Apple iPad Air
Wi-Fi Only 16 GB| Global Score | |
| 68.1 | 72.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 0000-00-00 | 2013-10-22 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 11.01 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Gray and White |
| Aluminium | Aluminium |
| $ 281.00 | $ 211.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 2048 x 1536 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 A7 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.01 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | 33.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE and GPRS |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air is slightly better than iPad mini, with a 72.6 score against 68.1. These tablets come with the same iOS 8.x OS. Even being the best tablet device in our current comparison, the iPad Air construction is incredibly heavier and just a bit thicker than the iPad mini. The Apple iPad Air has a much better looking display than Apple iPad mini, because it has a larger display, a lot higher resolution of 1536 x 2048px and a way greater screen pixels density.
The Apple iPad mini counts with a much bigger memory for games and applications than Apple iPad Air, because it has 64 GB internal storage capacity. The iPad Air has a greater processing power than Apple iPad mini, and although they both have a Dual-Core CPU, the iPad Air also has a better graphics processor running at 600 megahertz, a larger amount of RAM memory and a 64 bits CPU.
The Apple iPad Air's camera is very similar to the camera in Apple iPad mini, both have a same resolution back-facing camera, the same video frame rates, the same video definition and the same camera aperture. Apple iPad Air counts with a very superior battery performance than iPad mini, because it has an 8820mAh battery size instead of 4440mAh.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, the iPad Air is also by far the cheapest.
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