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Apple iPad mini
Wi-Fi Only 32GBApple iPad Air
16 GB| Global Score | |
| 66.3 | 72.8 |
| 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 |
| $ 255.00 | $ 194.00 |
| 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 | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 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, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.8 | 6.7 |
| 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
IPad Air is a bit better than the iPad mini, getting a 72.8 score against 66.3. The iPad Air construction is extremely heavier and just a little bit thicker than iPad mini. Both tablets in our current comparison come with the same iOS 8.x OS. The Apple iPad Air counts with a better performing CPU than Apple iPad mini, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Apple iPad Air also has a 64-bits processing unit, a faster GPU running at 600 MHz and a higher amount of RAM memory.
The iPad Air has a better display than iPad mini, because it has a lot higher pixel count per display inch, a much better 1536 x 2048 resolution and a bigger screen. Apple iPad mini counts with a lot bigger memory capacity for applications and games than iPad Air, because it has more internal memory.
IPad Air features a much longer battery life than iPad mini, because it has a 99% larger battery size. IPad Air and Apple iPad mini feature very similar cameras, both have the same video frame rate, the same resolution back-facing camera, the same diafragm aperture and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution.
Even being the best tablet in our current comparison, Apple iPad Air is also very cheap compared to the other ones, which makes this tablet a no doubt choice.
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