iPad Air versus iPad mini: More than meets the eye
After years of a home button, the iPad mini finally got the modern tablet treatment, with an ‘all-screen’ design and a slew of internal upgrades that make it a huge upgrade over the previous model. The 2021 iPad mini now looks like a smaller version of the iPad Air, but the differences between the two are more than an inch and a half worth of pixels. Here’s how the two models stack up.
SPECIFICATIONS
iPad mini
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iPad Air
• 10.9in (2,360x1,640; 264ppi) Liquid Retina IPS LCD• iOS 14• Apple A14 Bionic (5nm) processor• Hexa-core• Apple GPU (4-core graphics)• 4GB RAM• 64GB/256GB storage• Rear-facing camera: 12Mp, f/1.8, (wide), ⅓in, 1.22μm, dual pixel PDAF• Selfie camera: 7Mp, f/2.0, 31mm (standard)• Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot• Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, EDR• GPS A-GPS, GLONASS (LTE model only)• NFC• USB Type-C; magnetic connector• Fingerprint scanner (front mounted)• Non-removable 28.93Wh lithium-ion battery• 247.6x178.5x6.1mm• 459g
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