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Apple iPad mini
Wi-Fi Only 64 GBApple iPad Air
32 GB| Global Score | |
| 67.9 | 74.1 |
| 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 |
| $ 320.00 | $ 214.00 |
| 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 | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 5.8 |
| 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
The iPad Air has a score of 74.1, which is just a bit better than the Apple iPad mini's overall score of 67.9. Both of these devices use the same iOS 8.x operating system, so they should count with identical OS features. IPad Air is a noticeably heavier and just a little thicker tablet than Apple iPad mini.
The iPad Air has a much better screen than Apple iPad mini, because it has a way higher resolution of 1536 x 2048, a much greater screen pixels density and a larger screen. Apple iPad Air counts with a superior processing unit than Apple iPad mini, and although they both have 2 cores, the Apple iPad Air also has more RAM, a 64-bit processing unit and a faster 600 megahertz graphics co-processor.
IPad Air has a camera that is very similar to iPad mini's camera, both of them have a F2.4 aperture, a back facing camera with a 5 mega pixels resolution, the same 1920x1080 video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates. The iPad mini counts with a way bigger memory capacity for apps and games than iPad Air, because it has 32 GB more internal memory.
Apple iPad Air features a way better battery performance than Apple iPad mini, because it has 8820mAh of battery capacity instead of 4440mAh.
The Apple iPad Air is not only the best tablets of the ones we are comparing, but it's also very cheap compared to the other tablets, which makes buying this tablet an easy decision.
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